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

Chapter 379: The Minister of Household Affairs was dismissed, something big happened! (Please subscribe!!)
"Ouyang Prince Consort said that he knew His Majesty, so he was so eager to get him to go to court in the morning and was willing to leave any mess to him. He is not stupid."

Ji Gang finished speaking carefully. Although he lowered his head, he still carefully observed the changes in Zhu Yuanzhang's expression.

"He really isn't stupid!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was so angry that his liver ached when he heard this.

Ouyang Lun, since you are pretending to be crazy and acting stupid for me, then don't blame me for dealing with you.

If I make your life so easy, what else do I have to do as an emperor?

Since you have become an official of the Ming Dynasty and my consort, you have to work for me. Being lazy is not an option.

"Okay, you go down! I want to be alone for a while!" Zhu Yuanzhang said in a deep voice.

"Yes!" Ji Gang didn't dare to delay, and left quickly after saluting. Although he didn't know how His Majesty the Emperor would deal with Ouyang Lun, he could feel that His Majesty the Emperor must be angry.

Walk out of the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

Lan Yu, who was already the Duke of Liang, saw this situation and stood up directly, cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, I am here to play the role of Guo Zi, the Minister of Household Affairs!"

"Although His Majesty looked very angry, he did not show any killing intent. This shows that His Majesty did not want to kill Ouyang's consort, but wanted to teach him a lesson."

Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang's attitude.

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly became furious, and he went directly to Guo Zi and all the civil and military ministers to be stunned.

This sound resounded throughout the Tai Chi Hall, like a muffled thunder.

snort!
Ouyang Lun, since you're not coming, let me show you what I can do.

The civil and military officials below immediately understood that His Majesty the Emperor was planning to attack Guo Zi!
The officials of the Prince Consort Party naturally looked worried when they saw this, but the officials of the Huaixi Party smiled inwardly.

Zhu Yuanzhang was very angry. He asked Ji Gang to investigate Ouyang Lun yesterday. On the one hand, he really wanted to know what Ouyang Lun was doing, and on the other hand, he also wanted to remind Ouyang Lun.

"As the Minister of Household Affairs, I can't even collect taxes!"

"I want to ask you, have the taxes collected by the four southern provinces been raised today?"

"It's very reasonable for my father-in-law to teach my son-in-law. I, a foreign minister, should not interfere in the Tian family's family affairs."

This guy hasn't come yet!

"I led the troops to Liaodong with Song Guogong a few days ago. The Ministry of Revenue deliberately delayed military supplies, which resulted in us only being able to win a small victory but not being able to completely eliminate the Yuan forces in Liaodong. I believe that Guo Zi, the Minister of Revenue, should be responsible for this!"

what--

snort!
Zhu Yuanzhang snorted heavily.

Jiang Wei was unlucky and took action against Ouyang Lun. In order to appease Ouyang Lun, Zhu Yuanzhang promoted him from the command post of Jinyi Guards to go to the Liaodong border to fight the Beiyuan spy organization. It is said that there have been several dangers.

"As far as I know, not only the taxes in the four southern provinces have not been collected, but even the taxes in Northern Zhili have not been collected. Taxation is the lifeblood of the country. How did you become the Minister of Household Affairs?"

This made Zhu Yuanzhang feel better, just a little bit.

"There are many reasons for this, my lord."

Morning the next day.

When Ji Gang thought of informing Ouyang Lun, he was so frightened that cold sweat broke out on his back.

If His Majesty the Emperor knew of such a blatant betrayal of the Emperor, his fate would be countless times worse than the previous two commanders of the Royal Guards!
Mao Xiang was addicted to grilled fish and fried chicken, and did business with Ouyang Lun. He was replaced by Zhu Yuanzhang, and was demoted from the commander of the Jinyiwei capital to an ordinary Jinyiwei.

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at the first row of generals again.

"Lanyu, you are so slanderous! It's obviously you who made the unreasonable request." Guo Zi opened his mouth to explain.

After thinking for a while, Ji Gang left.

Guo Zi was a little confused when his name was called. You must know that Zhu Yuanzhang rarely called his name at the beginning of the morning.

Still not coming.

Now that Zhu Yuanzhang is obviously going to attack Ouyang Lun, should he retaliate?
"Ji Gang, you are looking for death!"

Ji Gang murmured in his heart.

But what disappointed Zhu Yuanzhang was that he still did not see Ouyang Lun.

"The minister is here."

"Good on you, Guo Zi!"

Little did he know that this guy was pretending to be confused.

Jin Yiwei was also responsible for the oversight of the affairs in the four southern provinces. The reason why he was able to escape smoothly was because when he went to find Ouyang Lun, Ouyang Lun gave him a few words of advice, and then he successfully passed the test in front of Zhu Yuanzhang, and even got a Zhu Yuanzhang's praise.

Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang ask this question, Guo Zi couldn't help but feel nervous, and quickly replied: "As far as your majesty is concerned, the taxes from the four southern provinces have not been collected yet."

The first thing Zhu Yuanzhang did after sitting on the dragon throne was to look towards the crowd of civil and military officials, trying to find Ouyang Lun.

Zhu Yuanzhang shouted in a deep voice.

"Should I give Prince Consort Ouyang a warning? After all, I have also been warned by Prince Consort Ouyang."

"Guo Zi!"

Well, Xu Da is here.

The fate of these two Jinyiwei guards was related to Ouyang Lun. Now he was finally promoted to become the third Jinyiwei Commander. When dealing with Ouyang Lun, he must be careful and cautious.

Here Song Guogong Feng Sheng spoke directly, "Your Majesty, I also want to read Guo Zi, the Minister of Household Affairs. This year, our Ming Dynasty won several battles. Your Majesty has ordered many times to reward meritorious soldiers, but until now, there are still soldiers who have not received the rewards. , wouldn’t it mean that the Hubu’s actions would chill the hearts of the soldiers? Who will be willing to serve the Ming Dynasty in the future!!”

"Your Majesty, please investigate Guo Zi strictly and give justice to our soldiers of the Ming Dynasty! Give the Ministry of Households a clean day!"

Everyone knows that Guo Zi is the number one general of the Prince Consort Party, Ouyang Lun does nothing, and Guo Zi is the leader of the Prince Consort Party in the court. To attack Guo Zi is equivalent to declaring war on the entire Prince Consort Party!

According to the current situation, the Huaixi Party will not take action against the Prince Consort Party. After all, Huaixi Party leader Li Shanchang just screwed up the four southern provinces not long ago, and Ouyang Lun even turned the tide and saved the four southern provinces. Now the Prince Consort Party is in the court It can be said that things were booming, and together with centrists such as Xiang Luchang and Song Lian, and the eastern Zhejiang faction, they were even able to suppress the Huaixi Party.

As for the Huaixi Party, although Feng Sheng and Lan Yu led their troops to achieve several small victories in Liaodong during this period and restored their titles, they could not compare with Ouyang Lun's achievements, so they could only choose to keep a low profile and avoid his sharpness.

But things are unpredictable.

After Ouyang Lun returned to Beijing, he did not come to court for half a month, which directly angered the emperor. The emperor's anger just now was obviously a clear signal.

Feng Sheng and Lan Yu both commanded generals and were very capable of seizing opportunities. They knew that this was a good opportunity to attack the Prince Consort Party and restore the prestige of the Huaixi Party.

As long as Guo Zi is removed from the position of Minister of Household Affairs and replaced by a member of their Huaixi Party, it will be no less than a fatal attack on the Prince Consort Party and a severe blow to the arrogance of the Prince Consort Party!

Lan Yu and others would not give up the opportunity to break Ouyang Lun's arm. With Lan Yu and Feng Sheng taking the lead, the officials on the Huaixi Party side began to criticize Guo Zi verbally and in writing. However, after all, there were far fewer officials on the Prince Consort Party side who could stand in the Tai Chi Hall, even if some people wanted to explain and speak for Guo Zi. , and was soon drowned in the sound of verbal and written criticism from Huaixi Party officials.

"Your Majesty, a corrupt official like Guo Huan appeared in the Ministry of Household Affairs a few days ago. Even if Guo Zi, as the Minister of Household Affairs, did not personally participate, is he not guilty of oversight?"

"Your Majesty, the Hubu holds the lifeline of the country, and what the Hubu has done recently is really unbearable!"

"Your Majesty, please punish Guo Zi severely!"

"Guo Zi is not qualified to be the Minister of Household Affairs!"

Seeing the angry expressions of "the ministers", Zhu Yuanzhang grimaced and nodded, "Guo Zi, you really disappoint me!"

"Someone is coming!"

"Put Guo Zi in the sky prison and investigate thoroughly!"

Following Zhu Yuanzhang's order, two guards walked in from outside the palace, picked up Guo Zi and walked out.

"Your Majesty, I am wronged!"

"Your Majesty, please listen to my explanation!"

However, no matter how Guo Zi shouted, Zhu Yuanzhang remained unmoved and calmly watched Guo Zi being dragged away.

Was the dignified Minister of Household Affairs Guo Zi taken down like this? !
In the Tai Chi Hall, all the civil and military officials were in a daze.

Guo Zi had been the Minister of Household Affairs for several years, and it was quite sudden that he was suddenly attacked by Zhu Yuanzhang today.

But everyone is not stupid. The reason why Guo Zi was taken down has nothing to do with the things that the Huaixi Party participated in. It was all because of Ouyang Lun!

Obviously, the consort Ouyang Lun did not come to the morning court for half a month, which caused Zhu Yuanzhang to be very dissatisfied. Zhu Yuanzhang was about to attack the consort party. If Ouyang Lun did not come to the morning court again, it would be the next one.
For a time, many people turned their attention to Wu Jinzhi, the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

Although Wu Jinzhi's expression was calm, he was a little nervous inside. This is a power struggle in the court. It doesn't matter whether you made a mistake or not. What matters is whether the emperor wants you to make a mistake or not!
Of course, as a member of the Prince Consort Party, he would have to face these things sooner or later. Wu Jingzhi asked himself that he was doing things properly and had never made any mistakes. The most likely outcome was that His Majesty would just force him to resign.

The Huaixi Party was quite excited.

They originally planned to keep a low profile for a while, but they never expected that the reversal would come so quickly. Ouyang Lun suddenly fell out of favor, and they successfully captured Guo Zi!
Now that the Prince Consort has lost Guo Zi, at least half of its strength has been lost!
Lan Yu and Feng Sheng looked at each other, and then Lan Yu stood up again and said: "Your Majesty, the position of Minister of the Ministry of Revenue is one of the most important things in our Ming Dynasty. Now that Guo Zi has been dismissed, please Your Majesty to determine the candidate for the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue as soon as possible!"

"Although I am a general who leads troops, I am willing to recommend myself to be the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs!"

The Ministry of Revenue is the money bag of the Ming Dynasty, and its importance is self-evident.

Previously, the Huaixi Party's assistant in the Ministry of Household Affairs was Guo Huan. With Guo Huan and officials related to Guo Huan being investigated, the Huaixi Party could not get involved in the Ministry of Household Affairs. Now that the position was vacated, it was natural that they would take over immediately.

In order to win over the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, Lan Yu did not hesitate to do it herself.

Lan Yu is now a general and Duke of Liang, and his qualifications are fully qualified to be the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs. Moreover, after he becomes the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, even if he does not understand the affairs of the Ministry of Household Affairs, so many people in the Huaixi Party will serve as his advisers and cooperation. It's easy to do well.

This was also the reason why Lan Yu recommended himself even if he had not served as the Minister of Household Affairs.

Moreover, now that Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang suppresses the Consort Party and removes Guo Zi from office, he will definitely not use people from the Consort Party again. The centrists and East Zhejiang faction do not have that strength, so he can be said to be the most competitive candidate!
Sure enough, after Lan Yu spoke, neither the Prince Consort nor the officials from the centrist or eastern Zhejiang faction spoke up to object. At this moment, everyone knew that the decision-making power rested with the emperor Zhu Yuanzhang. If Zhu Yuanzhang agreed, it would be useless for them to say anything.

"Don't worry about the choice of Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. I'll think about it later."

"I also want to hear Ouyang Lun's opinion."

"Okay, let's continue with the morning service."

Under everyone's gaze, Zhu Yuanzhang did not agree or deny Lan Yu, but chose to put it aside.

This made the civil and military officials in the Taiji Hall dream about it.

Lan Yu was also stunned on the spot, a little embarrassed.

The court meeting continued next, and after it was over, Zhu Yuanzhang stood up from the dragon throne with a smile and left.

Today's morning meeting was completely under Zhu Yuanzhang's control. He wanted to see what Ouyang Lun would do.

As Zhu Yuanzhang left, the officials also left in groups.

Wu Jingzhi was surrounded by officials from the Prince Consort Party. After all, Guo Zi was dismissed from his post and sent to prison. Now Wu Jinzhi is the backbone of the Prince Consort Party.

"Master Wu, what should we do? Has Master Guo been taken down like this?"

"Master Guo is really unjust! What Lan Yu and Feng Sheng said are slanderous words. How can your Majesty believe it!"

Wu Jinzhi shook his head and sighed, "Haven't you seen it yet? Your Majesty deserves a warning from the Prince Consort! Mr. Guo just suffered a lot."

"If so, should we go see the Prince Consort and ask him to come forward?"

"Your Majesty, you really can't tell your consort what's going on between them? Do you have to use this method?"

"There are so many stories between His Majesty and the Prince Consort that I can't finish them in a short while. This time, it's probably the Prince Consort's failure to come to the morning court that caused the trouble."

"We shouldn't be too involved in Tianjia's affairs, but His Majesty has forced us to get involved now, so we have to find a way."

"If the consort can come to the morning court tomorrow, do you think Mr. Guo will be fine?"

"It's very possible that when His Majesty left, he said that he wanted to listen to the Prince Consort's opinion. This was clearly a reminder to us!"

"That's right. Although His Majesty removed Mr. Guo from his official position and sent him to prison, he did not convict him. He just asked the Jinyi Guards to investigate. Mr. Guo may be guilty or not guilty!"

"It depends on the Prince Consort and Your Majesty."

"Then what are you waiting for? Let's go see the Prince Consort right now."

After morning.

Wu Jingzhi brought several Huaixi Party officials directly to the Zongren Mansion.

"Steward Zhou, is the prince consort here? We have something important to ask for."

At the gate of the Zongren Mansion, Wu Jinzhi and Zhou Bao greeted them.

"I'm sure others will say that the master is not here, but Master Wu, of course the consort is here. Please come with me!"

Zhou Bao and Wu Jingzhi are also old acquaintances, having known each other since they were in Beizhili.

"Thank you, Butler Zhou!"

Wu Jinzhi and others immediately followed Zhou Bao into the clan mansion. After passing through the corridors, they finally saw Ouyang Lun!
"Prince-in-law!"

"Something happened!"

(End of this chapter)