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

Chapter 344 In March, Ji Gang comes to visit (please subscribe!!)

Historically, Zhu Yuanzhang was relatively good to his grandson Zhu Yunwen. Although these princes and kings were also troublesome, if they did not cut down their vassals, they might not be able to cause any huge waves in the short term. Except for the places granted to his sons, the rest The plain areas are all relatively rich places. There were many fertile fields and prosperous people in these places, all of which were handed over to Zhu Yunwen by Zhu Yuanzhang.

From the perspective of the time, Zhu Yuanzhang's arrangements for the funeral were quite appropriate. He did not trust others to guard the border because there were too many examples in history.

Emperor Gao of the Han Dynasty, Liu Bang, enfeoffed Han Wangxin to the north. As a result, he surrendered to the Huns and brought the Huns to attack him. Later, he enfeoffed such a good brother Lu Wan to the north, but the good brother also rebelled.

Therefore, it seems that they are not a family, and they always seem to be a little worried. If they join forces with outsiders to deal with them, will Zhu Yuanzhang's descendants be able to bear it?

In Ouyang Lun's opinion, such an arrangement had both advantages and disadvantages. At the time, it was true that the advantages outweighed the disadvantages. After all, no matter how chaotic it was, it was still the world of Lao Zhu's family. Later facts also proved that if the grandson was not useful, the vassal state would be destroyed. The sons of kings can also take the lead. There has never been a case of kings with different surnames causing trouble in the Ming Dynasty, because there are no kings with different surnames!

Seeing the vassal kings making plans one by one, Ouyang Lun waved his hand.

"That's it for today. I've answered your questions. Can you get out of here?"

"If you don't get out, don't blame me for driving them away with a stick later!"

After hearing Ouyang Lun's expulsion order, all the vassal kings were embarrassed to force them to stay. After all, Ouyang Lun had already said a lot, and what they had to do next was to "prepare for the exam" with all their strength.

There is more to do in private.

Instead of continuing to stay here and eventually being driven away, which would bore Ouyang Lun, it would be better to leave voluntarily and come back after making preparations!

"Let's go!" King Qin Zhu Xi glanced at Zhu Di with a slightly provocative look, and then left with his people.

"Fourth brother-in-law, my twelfth brother and I are leaving first. We'll visit you next time!"

Zhu Di first responded to Qin King Zhu Xi's eyes without any fear, then clasped his fists at Ouyang Lun before leaving.

After the major vassal kings left the Zongren Mansion, Qin King Zhu Feng and Yan King Zhu Di summoned people close to them for a discussion. After that, each vassal king hurriedly returned to their respective mansions and summoned their own advisers for further discussions.

King Qin and King Yan were competing against each other, and the following vassal kings were also secretly competing with each other. Although King Yan and King Qin were now the leaders of both sides, the other vassal kings had every chance of catching up.

Time flies, and three months pass in the blink of an eye.

Inside the palace.

Since the promulgation of the new reform plan for the clan and vassal kings, Zhu Yuanzhang has finally become much more relaxed.

As long as the new plan is implemented, the burden of clan salary and remuneration that will bring down the Ming Dynasty in the future can be solved, and Zhu Yuanzhang can be considered responsible for future generations.

After processing the memorial, Zhu Yuanzhang saw that the weather outside was good.

"It's almost winter, and weather like this is rare!"

Wang Zhong said quickly: "Yes, Your Majesty, the sun is shining warmly on you today. The weather has not been so good for a long time!"

"Would you like to go for a walk?"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, "You can go out. I'm old and too lazy to move around. So you can ask someone to move a chair outside and I'll sit outside for a while!"

"Yes!"

Wang Zhong bowed in agreement, and then went down to make arrangements.

Not long after, Zhu Yuanzhang was sitting outside the palace, letting the sun shine on himself, his whole body warm, his eyes closed, and a satisfied smile on his face.

"Chongpachi, I didn't expect you to be so relaxed and relaxed today."

I don't know when Queen Ma appeared in front of Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Yuanzhang opened his eyes and was filled with joy when he saw Queen Ma, "Sister, why are you here?"

"I thought the weather was nice and wanted to call me out for a walk, but I didn't expect you had already made arrangements yourself." Queen Ma said with a smile.

"Hey, sister, it seems that we two want to get together." Zhu Yuanzhang smiled brighter, "Sister, sit down! Let's talk."

Zhu Yuanzhang moved his buttocks to make room for Queen Ma.

The chair Zhu Yuanzhang is sitting on is not an ordinary chair, it is a small bed. It can accommodate two people without any problem.

Queen Ma nodded and sat down next to Zhu Yuanzhang.

"I heard from Wang Zhong that His Majesty is in a much better mood recently?"

"That is, since the promulgation of the new rules for the clan and vassal kings, the clan and vassal kings have become much more honest. Most of them are studying in the clan's mansion, and the remaining sons who have already joined the vassal have become more diligent each one. I don't need to worry about it. And Biao'er. He is now quite skilled in handling government affairs, and I am getting more and more relaxed now!"

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and nodded.

In the past, Zhu Yuanzhang not only had to deal with government affairs every day, but also managed the studies of the princes and grandsons. However, these princes and grandsons were so naughty that Ouyang Lun was so angry that his head hurt sometimes. Now that they are all sent to the clan mansion, he will never do it again. No more worries.

In addition to the young princes and grandsons, those sons who grew up and became feudal lords did not let Zhu Yuanzhang worry. The incident of the third prince, King Jin, is an example.

Zhu Yuanzhang often received memorials from officials impeaching these vassal kings, which gave him a headache.

Nowadays, this kind of thing has been greatly reduced, and there are even cases where officials specially write letters to praise the feudal king.

Now in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, the hidden danger of Japanese pirates in the east has been eliminated, and even Dongying Island is under the control of the Ming Dynasty. Although the Bei Yuan has not been destroyed, the Bei Yuan army is destined to have no chance after the Bei Yuan army cannot capture Beiping City. Enter the Central Plains!

Now that the clan issue has been resolved, Zhu Yuanzhang is naturally becoming more and more relaxed.

Nowadays, the situation in Ming Dynasty is getting better and better.

After listening to Zhu Yuanzhang's words, Empress Ma smiled and nodded, "You are right, Chongba. Today's Ming Dynasty is developing rapidly, and people's lives are getting better and better. Your contribution is indispensable for this."

"However, the credit of Ouyang is indispensable. If you remember these things so clearly, then you must remember that it was Ouyang Lun who lent you the ocean fleet and made a surprise attack on Dongying Island. Only then could we defeat the Dongying Japanese pirates. It was Ouyang Lunping who tried his best , risk your life to defend Beiping City and repel Wang Baobao’s hundreds of thousands of troops!”

"It was Ouyang Lun who spent several years of management to build Beizhili into the most prosperous city in the north of the Ming Dynasty."

"This kid Ouyang started out as a county magistrate, and grew up step by step, becoming a magistrate of the Ming Dynasty. Judging from the things he did, this kid Ouyang is still very wrong. Don't think about suppressing him!"

"Don't be angry with him anymore."

"Um" Zhu Yuanzhang's face froze.

Queen Ma continued: "You are not young anymore and your energy is limited. It is better to leave the matter to these young people and cooperate from behind. The effect will be very good!"

"Ouyang, this kid has no ambition except for being quick-thinking and not liking to be restrained. Don't always think the worst about him."

Listening to Queen Ma's words, Zhu Yuanzhang felt quite complicated. He wanted to refute Queen Ma's words, but he couldn't think of a good reason for a while. After all, Queen Ma's analysis was more pertinent. After so many years, Ouyang Lun had never shown any If he hadn't been forced by his desire for power, he would still be his little county magistrate.

But let’s not discuss whether Ouyang Lun really has no ambition. If it really reaches a certain point, the people around him will probably push him forward!

Zhu Yuanzhang knew this very well, after all, he himself came here like this.

These were Zhu Yuanzhang's inner thoughts, and he did not intend to tell Empress Ma, otherwise they would have quarreled over Ouyang Lun and ruined the good weather today. "Sister, you are right. Ouyang Lun's brain is different from that of ordinary people. Beizhili is Beizhili, and the capital is the capital. The rules are different. As long as he follows the rules, I will not do anything to him!"

Besides, although the current situation of the new plan is good, no one can guarantee whether there will be problems in the future. It is too early to say that the new plan will not have any problems at all. Once it causes big trouble, Ouyang Lun is also a good one. Zhu Yuanzhang will naturally not touch Ouyang Lun now as the candidate to take the blame.

"Sister, when you mentioned Ouyang Lun, we suddenly heard that we haven't heard from Ouyang Lun since the implementation of the new plan. This kid seems to have disappeared from the world, and I don't know what bad fart he is holding back!"

"Chongba, look at you, I just told you not to think bad things about this child Ouyang, you promised well, and then you turned around and went back to the way you were before."

Queen Ma frowned slightly.

"It's our fault, it's our fault." Zhu Yuanzhang raised his hands helplessly, "Aren't we used to it? You never know whether Ouyang Lun will surprise or frighten you next time!"

"That Ji Gang!"

"The general is here." Ji Gang ran over quickly.

"Let me ask you, have you, Jinyi Guards, heard any news about Ouyang Lun recently?"

Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's question, Ji Gang was also stunned. During this period, he had been busy watching the reactions of civil and military officials, vassal kings, and local officials to the new plan. This was Zhu Yuanzhang's key order, and the sect that was originally focused on On the contrary, the government did not pay much attention to it.

At this moment, he wasn't quite sure about Ouyang Lun's movements.

"Your Majesty, since the new plan was implemented, the clan's mansion has been closed to all guests, and the spies arranged by the Jin Yiwei in the clan's mansion have also been removed one by one. Therefore, the general now doesn't know what Ouyang's consort is doing."

Ji Gang said truthfully.

After speaking, worried that Zhu Yuanzhang would blame him, Ji Gang quickly explained: "Your Majesty, Jin Yiwei's recent focus has been on several vassal princes and local officials, so he has neglected it. This is the fault of the last general. Please forgive me!"

Kneel down on one knee and kneel in front of Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Ji Gang, but his expression did not change significantly. He was also aware of what Ji Gang and Jin Yiwei had done during this period, and they were not negligent in their duties.

"Get up, you Jin Yiwei have been working very hard during this period, plus Ouyang Lun deliberately avoided it, it's understandable that you can't keep an eye on him!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Ji Gang breathed a sigh of relief.

I couldn't help but feel a little lucky. Fortunately, Queen Ma was here today, and His Majesty the Emperor had restrained his temper a lot. Otherwise, he would have been scolded if he didn't say anything today.

"By the way, are all the people who were inserted into the sect's mansion by Jin Yiwei really selected?"

Zhu Yuanzhang asked in surprise.

Ji Gang nodded awkwardly, "Yes, Your Majesty, we arranged for a total of about twenty or thirty informants to be in the Zongren Mansion through bribery, instigation, and interference. However, they were all sent away on the day the Zongren Mansion closed. When he came out, Prince Consort Ouyang called the general over and scolded him."

"." Zhu Yuanzhang's expression suddenly became strange.

Empress Ma pursed her lips and smiled, "Chongba, Ouyang is like a bright mirror in his heart. Ordinary methods are useless against him."

Zhu Yuanzhang looked a little embarrassed, "Ji Gang, go to the clan mansion now and find out for me what on earth this Ouyang Lun is going to do?"

"Yes! Your Majesty."

Ji Gang didn't dare to show any signs of neglect, turned around and headed towards the clan's mansion.

As soon as he walked out of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, Ji Gang stopped immediately.

"If I go like this, I'm afraid Prince Consort Ouyang won't open the door for me!"

"No matter what, let's ask the people on duty outside the Zongren Mansion first."

Ji Gang stepped forward and soon arrived outside the clan's mansion.

"Meet the adults!"

When the two Jinyi guards saw it was Ji Gang, they immediately stepped forward to salute.

"Yes." Ji Gang nodded, "How is the situation in this clan?"

The two Jinyi guards were stunned for a moment and looked at each other with confusion in their eyes.

Seeing this situation, Ji Gang also knew that these two subordinates might not know anything, and he became more and more depressed, "You are really useless! I let you stare outside, but you don't know any news. You really think of yourself as a slave to the sect's mansion." The janitor?!"

"I'm a gatekeeper, and they don't want me!" a guard in gilded clothes muttered in a low voice.

"What did you say?" Ji Gang said angrily.

"My lord, please forgive me, but the gate of the Zongren Mansion is always closed. No one is allowed in at all. Moreover, all the eyeliners we arranged before have been pulled out, so we have no idea what is going on inside!" A Jinyi guard said quickly: " And at the beginning, my lord, you just asked us to keep an eye on the door and record those people entering and leaving the clan residence."

After saying that, the Jin Yiwei took out a booklet and said, "Sir, here are the records of all the people who have entered and left the sect's mansion in the past three months!"

Ji Gang suddenly heard that he was indeed the one who ordered his Jin Yiwei to just keep an eye on the people entering and exiting the gate. That was because he was scolded by Ouyang Lun, and he himself had forgotten about it even if his subordinates didn't mention it.

Of course Ji Gang would not apologize to his subordinates, so he still took the booklet and read it with a gloomy face.

"I didn't expect that they would also come to the clan mansion."

After reading the list in the booklet, Ji Gang was secretly surprised, and then put the book away, "Other than you two, who else knows about this list?"

"Return to my lord, no more!"

The two Jinyi guards answered truthfully.

"Very good, this matter must be kept secret. If the news leaks out, you know the consequences!"

"Please don't worry, sir, we will keep it secret!"

Ji Gang nodded, "Besides the directory, what else did you find?"

"Sir, there are often bursts of stench coming out of the clan's mansion, but it makes people linger three feet away."

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