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

Chapter 263 Music, start!Sweet potato feast! (Please subscribe!!)

Lu Chang, Song Lian, Zhou Dexing, and Guo Zi rode in a carriage and successfully arrived in Beizhili, escorted by a group of guards.

As soon as they entered Beizhili, the four of them felt the huge difference between Beizhili and other provinces.

Spacious, flat cement roads and highways can be seen almost everywhere, and they also saw many new roads under construction along the way. Obviously this is another cement road or highway, noisy and lively, and quiet like other provinces. ,In sharp contrast!

"When I was in charge of Beizhili, none of these existed. In just two years, there have been such big changes. Ouyang Prince Consort's governance ability is really first-rate!" Guo Zi sighed sincerely.

Lu Chang frowned and said in confusion: "I have long heard that building cement roads or highways means using money to pave the roads. Other provinces have spent a lot of effort to get enough money for a cement road. I cry to the court every day about my poverty, but when I get to Beizhili, I feel like building cement roads and highways is free of charge?"

Zhou Dexing said lightly: "Master Lu, you don't understand this. Now Beizhili is the largest tax-paying province in the Ming Dynasty. More than half of the country's tax revenue now comes from Beizhili. If someone does something to do this, you Say, will the money just come out?"

When Guo Zi heard this, he immediately replied: "Master Zhou, how dissatisfied are you with Ouyang Prince Consort? Every penny spent on building cement roads and highways in Beizhili is clean! It is a little bit of the people of Beizhili When it is being built, no one will be allowed to slander it!”

"If His Majesty the Emperor were here today, I, Guo Zi, would definitely participate in this piece of music!"

Zhou Dexing looked calm and said, "Master Guo, don't be so excited. I'm just saying this."

At this time, Song Lian also stood up and consoled him: "Jiang Xiahou and Mr. Guo, we started quarreling as soon as we arrived in Beizhili. How can we investigate the sweet potato matter for your majesty?"

"Master Guo, don't take what Jiang Xiahou just said to heart. Give me some face and calm down!"

Zhou Dexing glanced at Guo Zi coldly, "Humph, for Lord Song's sake, I won't argue with you. If His Majesty were here, I would also play your part!"

Lu Chang also said: "Your Majesty sent the four of us here to investigate the sweet potato matter. Put aside all other grudges for now!"

Under the adjustment of Song Lian and Lu Chang, Zhou Dexing and Guo Zi each turned their faces away and stopped talking.

The convoy of four people continued towards Peiping.

Just when they were about to arrive in Peiping, they found that Ouyang Lun was already greeting them on the road.

"Music - up!"

Seeing the imperial convoy approaching, Ouyang Lun immediately waved his hand and gave the order.

The band members, who had already been prepared, immediately started playing their suonas, flutes and other musical instruments.

The next second, the music burst out!

"Banner open!"

In the welcoming team, a long red cloth was held up, with clearly written on it: Welcome the special envoy of the imperial court to come and guide the work! !

Faced with such a welcome.

Whether it was Lu Chang, Song Lian, Guo Zi, or Zhou Dexing, they were all shocked and stunned!
Just when the four of them were stunned and lost in thought, Ouyang Lun had already taken the initiative to come over.

"Oh, it's really Mr. Guo and Mr. Lu!"

Ouyang Lun said cheerfully: "I really didn't expect you guys to come to Beizhili together!"

"This welcoming ceremony is a bit hasty, please forgive me, four adults!"

As he spoke, Ouyang Lun took the initiative to shake hands with the four of them, with a smile on his face and a firm look on his face.

Only after the handshakes were completed did the four of them react.

"Ahem, Prince Consort Ouyang, Your Majesty asked us to come here this time to inspect the entire Beizhili. I'm afraid your enthusiasm will have a bad impact!" Lu Chang said quickly.

Ouyang Lun waved his hands repeatedly, "It's just a welcome ceremony. The four of you represent the imperial court. How dare I neglect you!"

"The official has prepared a banquet in heaven and earth. Four adults, please rest assured. When you come to Beizhili, you will be our distinguished guests in Beizhili. You will definitely return home with a great deal of fun!"

"Oh, by the way, I have also arranged for the four adults to have the best technicians in the world, so you can enjoy yourself after dinner!"

As soon as Ouyang Lun said these words.

Lu Chang and the others were shocked to the spot. Zhou Dexing said coldly: "There are rumors that Ouyang Prince Consort is good at bribing others and using money to clear the way. Now it seems that what he said is true!"

When Guo Zi saw this, he quickly stood up and said, "Master Zhou, don't make random guesses. Prince Consort Ouyang is just inviting you to a meal and a massage!"

Then Guo Zi introduced it to Ouyang Lun.

"Ouyang Prince Consort, these two are the cabinet scholar Lu Chang and the official minister Song Lian."

Finally, he pointed at Zhou Dexing and said, "This is Mr. Zhou Dexing, Minister of the Ministry of War and Marquis of Jiangxia. He was personally recommended by Mr. Li Shanchang."

Hearing this, Ouyang Lun suddenly understood. No wonder Zhou Dexing's words were harsh and his eyes were vicious. He turned out to be Li Shanchang's man!
"Ouyang Prince Consort, the four of us are here under His Majesty's order, specifically for sweet potatoes. I wonder if you can take us to see these things?" Guo Zi said with a smile.

Ouyang Lun nodded, "Of course it's no problem, just follow me!"

Immediately, Ouyang Lun led everyone to a cave. When everyone went down into the cave, they saw hundreds of kilograms of sweet potatoes.

"This is sweet potato!"

"More than 200 kilograms were distributed to Guangdong Province, and the rest are here. I plan to plant them as seeds in the next spring. You adults can watch them as you like, but don't damage them."

Ouyang Lun finished speaking.

Guo Zi and Lu Chang rushed towards the pile of sweet potatoes, each picked up a sweet potato and studied it.

At this time, Xu Da, Tang He also rushed to the crypt.

"Second uncle, third uncle? Why are you here?"

Ouyang Lun asked curiously.

"Didn't you hear that someone from the imperial court is coming? We happen to be in Peiping, so we came over to have a look. Why aren't we welcome?" Tang He asked in return.

"Welcome." Ouyang Lun nodded.

"It's not much. You can take care of it later during the meal!" After Tang He finished speaking, he turned to look at the pile of sweet potatoes. He happened to see Guo Zi and Lu Chang studying their hands carefully as if they were appreciating treasures. sweet potato.

"Isn't it just a sweet potato? As for looking at it this way? Have you really never seen it on the market?" Tang He said with disgust.

Ouyang Lun said calmly: "Second uncle, when you saw sweet potatoes for the first time, you had never seen them in the market before them." "Um" Tang He immediately turned pale, "You kid, if you don't expose your shortcomings, you will die!"

"I'm just telling the truth. Third uncle, do you think I'm right?" Ouyang Lun turned to look at Xu Da.

Xu Da did not answer Ouyang Lun's words, but said solemnly: "Your Majesty can allow Lu Chang and Song Lian to come. It seems that Your Majesty is also very interested in your sweet potato!"

Xu Da's words reminded Ouyang Lun.

Considering Zhu Yuanzhang's character, if the sweet potato yield is so high, it would be inconsistent with his character if he didn't have a big idea at all.

Ouyang Lun nodded and said seriously: "Thank you, Third Uncle, for reminding me."

Just when Ouyang Lun was about to continue talking to Xu Da and Tang He, he saw Song Lian, the Minister of Personnel Affairs, actually picking up the sweet potato and preparing to bite it with his mouth.

Ouyang Lun quickly stepped forward to stop him, "Mr. Song, although these sweet potatoes can be eaten raw, the soil on them must be washed clean and the outer skin removed, so that it will have a better taste. You can just eat it like this." In addition to a mouthful of mud, I will also waste a sweet potato!"

"This sweet potato has many sweet potato seeds, so it can plant a lot of area!"

"If you adults really want to taste this sweet potato, I will naturally arrange it for you!"

"It's getting late now. Why don't you gentlemen show your respect and let's go have a meal?"

Zhou Dexing, the Marquis of Jiangxia, the Minister of War, asked: "Could it be that Ouyang's consort still wants to take us to the so-called heaven and earth? If so, wouldn't he want to harm us again?"

Song Lian and Lu Chang also shook their heads.

"If it were still heaven and earth, we wouldn't go."

"As ministers of the imperial court and personally sent by His Majesty, how can we go to that kind of place? If we don't go, we won't go."

"Master Zhou, Master Song, Master Lu, heaven and earth are definitely not what you think. Even...forget it, it's hard for me to explain to you." Guo Zi was extremely depressed.

Ouyang Lun smiled slightly, "Since the adults are not going to the heaven and earth, how about changing the dining venue to the lower official residence? Don't worry, there will be no delicacies, only food made from sweet potatoes."

Hear this.

The four of them looked at each other and nodded.

"Okay! Then go to Ouyang Prince Consort's house."

“Taste some sweet potatoes!”

"I want to see how magical this sweet potato really is!"

As a result, Lu Chang and Song Lian reluctantly put down the sweet potatoes in their hands, followed Ouyang Lun out of the crypt, and returned to the "castle" behind the Chief Secretary's Yamen.

Xu Da, Tang and Ben came here to have a meal, so they naturally followed.

On the road, Lu Chang, Song Lian, Zhou Dexing, and Tang He were riding in a carriage, while Ouyang Lun, Xu Da, and Guo Zi were riding in a carriage.

"Ouyang Prince Consort, long time no see!" Guo Zi was even more friendly at this moment than when Lu Chang was waiting just now.

"Master Guo, it's been a long time indeed." Ouyang Lun said with a smile.

"Beijing Zhili is really in your hands and you are in the right hands. You have developed Beizhili into what it is in just two years. It's amazing!" Guo Zi sighed sincerely: "Speaking of which, I have to thank you, Prince Consort Ouyang. "

"Thank me?" Ouyang Lun was stunned, "I didn't do anything!"

Guo Zi shook his head, "No, no, you have done a lot. If it weren't for your great achievements in Kaiping County, I would not have been directly promoted from the Chief Envoy of Beizhili to the Secretary of the Ministry of Hubu. You must know the entire Ming Dynasty Chief Envoy There are more than ten, but there is only one minister of household affairs."

Ouyang Lun smiled awkwardly, "I'm a little embarrassed to talk about this. I almost got arrested with you."

"Haha, when I heard that there were millions of stones of grain hidden in Kaiping County, I was really scared. But things turned around later, thanks to you, Ouyang Prince Consort." Guo Zi said with a smile, "So we can be regarded as a time of trouble. If you hand it over, you will be lucky if you survive the catastrophe!"

"Later, you managed Yong'an Mansion and even the entire Beizhili government better and better, and provided more and more tax revenue to the court. Only then did I, the Minister of Household Affairs, gain a foothold in the court in the capital." Guo Zi continued: " To put it more directly, I, the Minister of the Ministry of Finance, was completely sent to me by you."

"Master Guo, this is serious! If you are incompetent, even if you have the tax revenue from Beizhili, you will not be able to hold the position of Minister of Household Affairs." Ouyang Lun said calmly.

Seeing Ouyang Lun so calm, Guo Zi and Xu Da were both surprised. This kind of mentality is not something ordinary people can have.

"Ouyang Prince Consort, there are already many like-minded people in the court now. They are all waiting for you to enter the court in the capital, so that we will have a real backbone!"

"We must have a good gathering in the capital then!"

As the number one general of the "Consort Party", Guo Zi is naturally very optimistic about Ouyang Lun. In his opinion, with Ouyang Lun's ability, after entering the capital court, the situation will definitely change fundamentally!
By then, not only Beizhili will be rich, but the entire Ming Dynasty will be rich and can develop rapidly!
"Master Guo, I'm still very young, so I'd better get more experience in this northern territory! Don't be in a hurry to go to the capital. Besides, this matter is not something we as ministers can decide. It also depends on the wishes of my emperor's father-in-law!"

"Let's not talk about this today. Let's enjoy our usual sweet potato delicacies later!"

Unlike Ouyang Lun and his companions who were chatting, laughing and having a harmonious atmosphere in their carriage, the carriage in which Song Lian and others were sitting seemed particularly quiet.

Song Lian, Lu Chang and Zhou Dexing all had their own thoughts and were dull and silent.

Tang He saw all this in his eyes and said with a smile: "You three, what's wrong with you? It seems like someone owes you money?"

"Xinguo Gong, why do you think Prince Consort Ouyang asked Mr. Guo to ride in the same carriage with him? This is simply treating him differently!" Zhou Dexing said in dissatisfaction.

Why?

Don’t you have some ideas in your mind?
Guo Zi and Ouyang Lun had a superior-subordinate relationship before, and they both served as chief envoys to the Northern Zhili Province. Now they are the number one and number two figures in the Prince Consort Party. To put it bluntly, they are political allies!
what about you?
An old stubborn, a rotten scholar, and a bad guy of the Huaixi Party.

Isn't it very clear who Ouyang Lun chooses to ride in a carriage with?

Of course, Tang He would not directly express his true thoughts, and then said with a smile: "Old Zhou, you have to understand this! Guo Zi and Ouyang Lun both served as the chief envoys of Northern Zhili. Is it okay for the chief envoy to share his experience in governing Beizhili? The carriage is so big, and it won’t be able to accommodate you if it contains them."

"Besides, isn't my father-in-law accompanying you in the carriage? Do you think my father-in-law is not as good as that boy Ouyang Lun?"

Tang He's prestige is still very high. With such an understatement, Zhou Dexing suddenly lost his temper and softened his tone: "Gong Xin is right, I am being petty."

Hearing this, Tang He nodded, patted Zhou Dexing on the shoulder, and said meaningfully: "Dexing! We are all descendants of Huaixi, and the one who should be most loyal is Your Majesty. Don't let others use you as a gun. I’m afraid it will be too late for you to regret it by then!”

"Okay, the place to eat is here, let's get off the car! I'm coming for the sweet potato feast!!"

(End of this chapter)