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

Chapter 370 Returning to Beijing to report on work, all officials were shocked (please subscribe!!)

"Greetings to Mr. Tongzhi!"

More than a dozen senior Jinyiwei officials bowed their hands to Ji Gang.

"Ah."

Ji Gang nodded indifferently, "You must all know about the four southern provinces, so I won't say more!"

"I have summoned you here because His Majesty has ordered us, the Imperial Guard, to keep an eye on the four southern provinces this time. If I succeed this time, I can be promoted to the commander of the capital smoothly, and the position of this colleague will be vacant. !”

"You also have a chance to make a move, so you must use all your strength this time. If anyone messes up my job, be careful with your heads!"

"Please rest assured, Lord Tongzhi! My subordinates will do their best!" More than a dozen imperial guards said in unison.

"Very good! For this operation, I will personally lead the team to the four southern provinces. A small number of people will stay in the capital, and all other elite forces will follow me!"

"In addition, confidentiality must be done well this time!"

"I will arrange the specific tasks when they arrive in the four southern provinces!"

Everyone is looking forward to Ouyang Lun's return to Beijing.

"Okay, let's leave the matter to you. I'll go back and get some sleep. I'll take care of what you need to do and make preparations. I will return to the capital tomorrow with the results of this period." After Ouyang Lun finished speaking, he hugged The five black puppies left.

Mao Youfu and He Fengnian stood side by side and watched Ouyang Lun leave.

"This" Mao Youfu turned to look at Ouyang Lun beside him, "my consort, how do you think we should deal with it?"

Ouyang Lun took the rebel leader Xia San back to the capital.

Not only the people in the capital were talking about it, but also the officials in the capital were talking about it.

"How should we deal with it? Please give me your instructions, Chief Envoy."

the next day.

The chief envoy of Guangdong, Mao Youfu, sat in the hall with a tangled look on his face. He looked at Ouyang Lun who was sitting on the side of the hall and said: "You are the governor of the four provinces, and the subordinate officials are your subordinates. How can I be embarrassed to sit in the hall while you are here?" "

He Fengnian nodded repeatedly and said solemnly: "Please rest assured, Lord Chief Minister, I have wasted most of my life as an official. Now that I can meet such a good boss, I must seize the opportunity to do a good job!"

In the previous court meetings, these officials either looked at their noses and minds, or lowered their heads, but today these officials all had smiles on their faces, as if they were celebrating the New Year.

"Okay! You and I will work hard together!" Mao Youfu also said with a smile.

Otherwise they would still suffer.

The outbreak of rebellions in the four southern provinces made many officials worried, fearing that the Ming Dynasty, which had just been established less than 20 years ago, would soon follow the path of the Yuan Dynasty.

"Congratulations to your consort (the Governor-General)!"

"Yes!"

"This Xia San is the most famous among the leaders of the rebels, and he is also the most stubborn." Ouyang Lun thought for a moment, and then said: "Put this man in the prison car and take him back to the capital with me. My emperor's father-in-law must be very I want to meet this Xia San."

News that Ouyang Lun was about to return to Beijing after quelling the rebellion had already spread throughout the capital.

Ouyang Lun waved his hand, "Da Mao, it's true that you are under my control, but you, the chief envoy of Guangdong, have the final say over this province of Guangdong. You cannot leapfrog higher up, and you should not leapfrog downwards either. Li Shanchang broke the rules of Guangdong." , so we can’t follow his example and break the rules by causing such a mess."

"Old He, the Prince Consort also values ​​you very much. After the Prince Consort returns to the capital to report on his duties, you will probably be able to correct the situation. From now on, you and I must cooperate well to govern Guangdong well, so that we can live up to the kindness of the Prince Consort! "

"In addition, I can capture the rebel leader alive and bring him back to Beijing so that I can take credit from you."

snort!

It seems that these officials also know about Ouyang Lun's suppression of the rebellion.

"That's right!" Mao Youfu said with a proud face: "Our prince-in-law has a kind of open-mindedness and clear-mindedness. He is not on the same level as us. If Mao can follow the prince-in-law in this life, that is the greatest It’s an honor!”

As for Ouyang Lun, they have high hopes. If Ouyang Lun cannot handle the rebellion in the four southern provinces, then they can fully imagine how terrible Zhu Yuanzhang will be next!

Under such circumstances, Ouyang Lun put down the rebellion in the four southern provinces in less than half a month, and even captured the bandit leaders alive. When the news came back that he was about to return to Beijing to report on his duties, the officials in the court could be said to be shocked, excited, and a little a little bit at the same time. Incredible!

After saying that, Ouyang Lun continued to play with the little puppy in his hand.

I was even more determined in my heart to govern Guangdong Province well and not to embarrass the Prince Consort!

At this time, He Fengnian, the governor of Guangzhou Prefecture, walked in and said, "I would like to inform you, Chief Envoy, that Xia San, the second leader of the rebels, survived and has been captured!"

"Yes!" Mao Youfu and He Fengnian agreed in unison.

That night, an elite group of Jin Yiwei led by Ji Gang took advantage of the darkness and headed towards the four southern provinces.

Seeing what Ouyang Lun said, Mao Youfu had no choice but to sit in the hall and deal with government affairs, but he was very moved in his heart. He had been the chief envoy of Guangdong for several years, but because of Li Shanchang's exclusion, his position as chief envoy was unknown. Quan, now with the support of Ouyang Lun, he has completely mastered the power of the Chief Envoy of Guangdong.

"Prince-in-law, you should take this seat!"

This morning.

Chief Secretary's Office of Guangdong Province.

"Okay, go down and get ready!"

Zhu Yuanzhang sat on the dragon chair, glanced at the officials, and suddenly discovered something.

On the lobby.

"Your Majesty the Chief Envoy, the Governor is really the best boss I have ever seen!" He Fengnian said with emotion: "You are not greedy for power or merit, and you are willing to give your subordinates opportunities to perform!"

Of course, Zhu Yuanzhang was very emotionally unstable because of the problems in the four southern provinces, and he would scold and yell at the court officials. Under Zhu Yuanzhang's strong pressure, all the officials in the court dreamed that the problems in the four southern provinces would end soon.

"You can handle government affairs with peace of mind, and I can also be a hands-off shopkeeper! If you have anything you can't handle well, just ask me. Of course, you also know who I am. I like my subordinates who can handle things well on their own. "

After all, once the rebels in the four southern provinces become bigger and stronger, they will definitely shake the rule of the Ming Dynasty.

"This five-black puppy is good. Take it back and give it to Ping An as a playmate. When it grows up, this five-black puppy can even look after the home."

Officials are vested interests in the establishment of the Ming Dynasty. Once the Ming Dynasty is overthrown, their current honor, wealth, and fortune will be lost!

Seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't bother to argue with the officials. After all, he was very happy that Ouyang Lun put down the rebellion in the four southern provinces.

As someone who had experienced the people's uprising, Zhu Yuanzhang knew very well how harmful it was. Ouyang Lun's rapid suppression of the rebellion was equivalent to putting out a fire that could have burned down the Ming Dynasty!

Of course, this also saved Zhu Yuanzhang a little face!

"Ahem, I heard that Ouyang Lun is going back to Beijing to report on his work. It's about time, right?"

Zhu Yuanzhang asked loudly.

As soon as he finished speaking, a guard walked in.

"Your Majesty, the governors of the four southern provinces, the imperial clan order, and the consort Du Wei Ouyang Lun have returned to Beijing and are now asking for an audience outside the palace gate!"

"Oh! We have arrived at the palace gate!" Zhu Yuanzhang was a little surprised and waved immediately, "Xuan Ouyang Lun is coming in!"

"Yes!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was so anxious, not because he wanted to see Ouyang Lun, but because he wanted to see what the people who rebelled against him looked like, and he also wanted to ask in person why I wanted to rebel when I was already good enough to them!

"I'm here to see Ouyang Lun!" After a while, Ouyang Lun walked into Tai Chi Hall with his hands behind his back, and behind him was a rough man tied up with five flowers. This man was Xia San, the second leader of the rebels.

"My son-in-law Ouyang Lun pays homage to Your Majesty!"

"My son-in-law was ordered to quell the rebellion in the four southern provinces. Now that the four southern provinces have been pacified, I specially escort the bandit leader Xia San to appear in court!"

Ouyang Lun cupped his hands and said loudly.

"Ouyang Lun, I heard that there are many rebel leaders in the four southern provinces. Since you have put down all the rebellions in the four provinces, why is there only one rebel leader who was escorted back? Where are the other rebel leaders? Could they still be there? Is it possible to disappear out of thin air?"

Even though Ouyang Lun made great contributions, Zhu Yuanzhang had no intention of giving Ouyang Lun a good look.

"Your Majesty, there are a total of nine rebel leaders from the four southern provinces. Except for the second leader Xia San, the rest have been executed. There are 20,000 rebel backbones on the road with them!"

Ouyang Lun said lightly.

hiss--

After hearing Ouyang Lun's words, all the civil and military officials couldn't help but take a deep breath.

In their impression, Ouyang Lun had always been a good gentleman. He could only slap a few slaps and kick him a few times, but to kill 20,000 people at once, this method was a bit ruthless!

Um! ?

Zhu Yuanzhang also glanced at Ouyang Lun in surprise.

"Ouyang Lun, tell me, how did you put down the rebellion?"

"Back to Your Majesty, my son-in-law has prepared a military report. Everyone will know it at a glance."

Ouyang Lun then took out a thick stack of military newspapers and handed one to Wang Zhong, who sent it to Zhu Yuanzhang, and the rest was distributed one by one to all the civil and military officials present.

"I have prepared so many military reports, and the contents are all the same. After everyone has read it and circulated it to each other, I won't go into details!"

Ouyang Lun had long known that Zhu Yuanzhang would definitely ask, so he prepared the military report in advance and let them read it by themselves, so that he would not have to explain it again.

"You are so lazy, kid!"

Zhu Yuanzhang took the military report from Wang Zhong angrily, opened it and read it.

After about a quarter of an hour, Zhu Yuanzhang and all the civil and military officials read the general report, and finally understood how Ouyang Lun put down the rebels in the four southern provinces.

The way everyone looked at Ouyang Lun changed slightly, and they were obviously much more fearful.

This guy looks smiling on the outside, but he turns out to be a ruthless character! Don't offend easily!

Fifty thousand people defeated 200,000 people. This talent in commanding troops is not inferior to his talent in governing the country! horrible!

After all, I still underestimated this prince-in-law!

This guy really understands people's hearts.

These are the true inner thoughts of civil and military officials after reading military newspapers.

Zhu Yuanzhang took a deep breath and took a deep look at Ouyang Lun. Unlike the cultural relics officials who were more wary of Ouyang Lun, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes showed a lot of recognition and he was decisive in killing. Not bad!

No wonder the rebellion could be put down in such a short time.

"Are you Sam Xia!?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes finally passed over Ouyang Lun and landed on Xia San, who was tied up with five flowers.

"Yes, I am Xia San?"

Xia San raised his head and looked at the man wearing a dragon robe sitting high on the dragon chair, "Are you Zhu Yuanzhang?"

"It is said that you have three heads and six arms, and that you can climb mountains. But today I see that you are just an ordinary person! If you take off this dragon robe, you will be no different from me!"

Xia San's voice echoed in the hall.

Hearing Xia San's words, all the civil and military officials became angry one by one.

"Bold! Bandit leader!"

"Your Majesty's name is also yours, you don't know how to live or die!"

"Why don't you kneel down when you see His Majesty!"

Faced with the rebuke from the civil and military officials, Xia San turned a deaf ear and ignored it at all. Instead, he looked at Zhu Yuanzhang with contempt.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang was a little unhappy with Xia San's behavior, he still did not show it. Instead, he asked patiently: "Xia San, you are a citizen of Jiangxi, why do you want to rebel?! Is this a capital crime?"

"Hmph!" Xia San snorted coldly, "Why don't you rebel if you can't survive!!"

"If you can't live, this is a problem of the government. If you have any grievances, you can file a complaint. I have issued a decree that no official is allowed to prevent people from going to Beijing to file a complaint. Have you come to file a complaint?"

"I think you are just unruly people who want to rebel and destroy our country, the Ming Dynasty!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said in a deep voice.

"Go to Beijing to complain? Haha." Xia San sneered a few times and shook his head.

"Why are you laughing?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked in a deep voice.

"Emperor Zhu, I'm afraid you don't know yet. There were more than a dozen respected old men over seventy years old in our village. They went to the capital in person to complain. As a result, they either fell into the river and drowned, or were killed by bandits. No one made it to the capital alive!" Xia San raised his head and looked directly at Zhu Yuanzhang, "Do you know this?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was silent.

"Emperor Zhu, do you know that Li Shanchang's men forced us to buy stocks and expropriated our land for road construction? They bought stocks and took over the land. We, the people who make a living by farming, want land and money. If you don’t have money, what kind of work can you do?!”

"Also. We finally squeezed out some grain from the gap between our teeth to use as rice seed, but in the end, it was forcibly collected by Li Shanchang's men and used as tax grain. We had no way to sue and couldn't survive. Emperor Zhu, what do you say? .what should we do?"

Xia San said coldly.

Zhu Yuanzhang remained silent, but his heart was already furious!

It can be said that he feels the same way about Xia San's words.

He, Zhu Yuanzhang, couldn't survive the rebellion, so he joined the rebel army. In the end, he struggled all the way, defeated all opponents, and established the Ming Dynasty.

The government forces the people to rebel!

The root cause of this matter still lies with those officials!

I will not let go of any of those corrupt officials like Guo Huan this time!

While Zhu Yuanzhang was thinking, Xia San continued to speak, "Emperor Zhu, you are so majestic! Wearing a dragon robe, living in such a big palace, and controlling the entire world!"

"You are just a little bit luckier than me. If I were to be the emperor, I would definitely do no worse than you!"

(End of this chapter)