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

Chapter 407 I am really smart, Yang Shiqi appears! ! (Please subscribe!!)

What the hell!

Old Songtou, you are really good at talking!
After hearing Song Lian's words, Ouyang Lun gave Song Lian a thumbs up in his heart.

No wonder he has been the Minister of Rites, the Prince’s teacher, and now he is the Minister of Household and Cabinet Bachelor. His eloquence... I admire him!
Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned after hearing Song Lian's words.

After holding it in for a long time, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't tell what was wrong with Song Lian's words, and even he felt the same way.

The Ming Dynasty will soon usher in the prosperous age of Hongwu!
That’s all.

If you want to create a prosperous Hongwu era, you can't do without Ouyang Lun for the time being. Dealing with Ouyang Lun at this time has no other substantial benefits except that you can vent your bad energy.

Besides, he does not have ironclad evidence of Ouyang Lun's crime in his hand, and it is not easy to deal with it casually. Now Ouyang Lun not only holds a first-class position but also holds several important positions. He is no longer someone to be manipulated casually, not to mention that Ouyang Lun is among the officials. He has a high reputation among the people.

Just sending Ouyang Lun to the Heavenly Prison would probably cause internal chaos in the Ming Dynasty.

So... Ouyang Lun can't punish him now, he must be rewarded!
When Zhu Yuanzhang came to this conclusion in his heart, he felt quite unhappy, but he had to do it.

asshole!

Based on this calculation, Ouyang Lun has become Zhu Yuanzhang's creditor.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Ouyang Lun, and it turned out that Ouyang Lun was closing his eyes... Made! Is this guy asleep?

Whether it was the Zongren Order of the Zongren Mansion or the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, Ouyang Lunna was of the first rank and could not be promoted.

Even the money for him, the emperor, to buy a red-flag carriage and build a palace was money taken from the Kaiping Silver Cabinet.

This guy had more money than the emperor himself. Since his plan was absorbed into the "First Five-Year Plan", Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly discovered that Ouyang Lun had become his creditor.

This guy definitely practiced in private.

Previously, all the money from the treasury had been used up by Ouyang Lun, but in order to support the smooth advancement of the "First Five-Year Plan", the treasury began to use the quota of Kaiping Bank. Zhu Yuanzhang did not object. After all, this had been agreed upon long ago.

Zhu Yuanzhang was extremely angry.

The Kaiping Silver Cabinet belongs to Ouyang Lun, and the household department is also fully managed by Ouyang Lun.

As soon as this decision was made, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately realized another question: What should he reward Ouyang Lun?
tips?

Promotion?

Rewarding Ouyang Lun with money is completely self-defeating!

But no matter how angry he was... he couldn't be angry now, let alone shout at others. After all, all the civil and military officials now supported Ouyang Lun, and the tax revenue from just three provinces was as high as 70 million. This could not be achieved by just shouting slogans and working hard.

Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang signed a loan contract with the Ministry of Revenue and the Kaiping Bank to pay for the red flag carriage and build the new palace. Like other yamen and provinces, he borrowed money for thirty years and began to repay it in installments one year later.

When borrowing money, there is a payer and a borrower. There is no doubt that the payer is Kaiping Bank, but the borrower is not the Ming Account Department, but a specific person or department.

To put it more bluntly, the Account Department is equivalent to a middleman, allocating quotas while also earning interest differentials!

At this time, if he dared to scold and punish Ouyang Lun, the civil and military officials would probably think that he, Zhu Yuanzhang, was jealous of his talents!
Since all the officials have asked me to reward Ouyang Lun, let me reward him.

I stood at the end and slept against the pillar, but now I am standing in the front row and no longer sleep against the pillar, but this guy can fall asleep standing up!

If it were just like this, Zhu Yuanzhang would not have thought of this at the moment, but...according to the rules set by Ouyang Lun, although the treasury and Kaiping Bank have a strategic cooperative relationship, taking money from Kaiping Bank is considered a loan.

That doesn’t work either!

It is absolutely impossible to be crowned king. Xu Da, Tang and the others are all just dukes. If they have different surnames, they cannot be crowned king. This is his bottom line!
If Ouyang Lun dies, he can be crowned a king, but that is definitely not possible now.

Marriage?

My daughters have all married to him, as well as the daughters of Xu Da and Tang He. There are not many suitable women who can match Ouyang Lun.

Alas - my daughter is really getting married too early!
After thinking for a long time, Zhu Yuanzhang did not think of a way to reward Ouyang Lun.

Since you can't think of it... then... ahem, this guy Ouyang Lun has committed so many things before, and they are all recorded in my little notebook. I can completely cross out one or two of them, and it will be regarded as equal to the merits and demerits.

Hehe, I won’t reward you, and I won’t punish you. That’s interesting!
Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang felt much better.

"Ahem, what you dear ladies said is absolutely true!"

"Since the implementation of the first five-year plan, many changes have taken place in our country, and these results will eventually be reflected in our tax revenue. Although only three provinces are currently counted, the combined tax revenue of the three provinces exceeds 70 million, which has exceeded the total of our Ming Dynasty last year. This achievement is really rare! "

"but……"

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said, "This year's overall tax data has not been released yet, and we don't know the details of other provinces yet. Is it too early to talk about rewards at this time?"

As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang said these words, the entire Hall of Supreme Harmony fell silent instantly.

Then the officials began to whisper among themselves, and most officials nodded in agreement with what Zhu Yuanzhang said.

Seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang continued to speak, "Besides, the first five-year plan of the Ming Dynasty is still being implemented. We have only achieved some temporary achievements now. We must not be complacent. What if there are problems later?"

"So I think that the merits should be recorded first, and then rewards will be given when the first five-year plan is successfully completed. Only in this way can all officials be convinced!"

After saying that, the corners of Zhu Yuanzhang's mouth could not stop rising.

Ha ha.

I'm really smart.

So what if you, Ouyang Lun, are smart and accomplished? You still can't escape my grasp.

All the officials are asking for a reward for you. If I refuse directly, I will definitely arouse the dissatisfaction of all the officials. But if you say this, not only will you not be rewarded, but you will not say anything!
Of course, if you insist on rewarding Ouyang Lun, it is possible to make Ouyang Lun a cabinet bachelor. But in Zhu Yuanzhang's opinion, Ouyang Lun is too young, and it is still too early to join the cabinet.

If I, Ouyang Lun, were really allowed to join the cabinet, he, Song Lian, and Lu Chang, these old men, would probably be torn apart by Ouyang Lun. After hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's words, Ouyang Lun slowly opened his eyes, glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang, and then slowly closed them again.

Sure enough, what you buy is never as good as what you sell.

Zhu Yuanzhang said a lot, but he didn't get any benefit at all. It was obviously a waste of money!
But it didn't matter, he was already familiar with Zhu Yuanzhang's virtues.

After the words fell, there was silence in Tai Chi Hall again.

None of the officials who could stand in the Taiji Hall were real fools. Naturally, they realized Zhu Yuanzhang's true intentions. Of course, most people just sensed that Zhu Yuanzhang did not want to reward Ouyang Lun now.

"His Majesty really loves Ouyang Prince Consort! He doesn't even bother to give small rewards. He must be waiting for Ouyang Prince Consort to give him a super big reward after he is completely successful! That's right!"

"It seems that Prince Consort Ouyang is destined to be the first Prince Consort of the Ming Dynasty in the future, isn't he the most powerful minister!"

"It seems that Your Majesty wants to firmly control the Ming Dynasty in the hands of the old Zhu family. The future situation will definitely be that Prince Zhu Biao ascends the throne, Ouyang Prince Consort will be the first assistant minister, and Lan Yu will be the commander-in-chief of the army. They will become the first article of the Ming Dynasty. One weapon and two pillars! Tsk, with this configuration, our Ming Dynasty will definitely be more prosperous!”

"It seems that I will be closer to Ouyang Consort from now on!"

These are the general thoughts in the minds of civil and military officials, but there is no doubt that they all think that Zhu Yuanzhang's arrangement is a more important arrangement for Ouyang Lun.

This is a sign that Zhu Yuanzhang pays more attention to and dotes on Ouyang Lun.

In this case, the civil and military officials were very sensible and did not continue to apply for rewards from Ouyang Lun.

If he spoke at this time, he was obviously ignorant. Not only did he not make good friends with Ouyang Lun, but he also offended His Majesty the Emperor. It was not cost-effective at all. Even Lan Yu, Feng Sheng and other Huaixi Party officials fell silent.

"Ouyang Lun, what do you think of my arrangement?"

Seeing that Ouyang Lun didn't respond, Zhu Yuanzhang had no choice but to ask directly.

Ouyang Lun originally closed his eyes again and prepared to sleep for a while, but Zhu Yuanzhang directly called him by name, so he had no choice but to open his eyes.

"Replying to Your Majesty, I think your Majesty is right!"

"The five-year plan is my general outline for governing the country in the next few years of the Ming Dynasty, and it must be fully implemented. As for my personal honor and disgrace, it is nothing compared with the country and the country of the Ming Dynasty!"

"My son-in-law is definitely not doing this to get promoted and get rich, but to create a prosperous era for the people of the Ming Dynasty to live and work in peace and contentment!!"

"For this reason, my son-in-law is willing to bow down to his soul and die!!"

What Ouyang Lun said was so emotional that all the civil and military officials present were amazed and admired!
But Zhu Yuanzhang was extremely depressed!

Others don’t know Ouyang Lun, so why doesn’t he know it? Why not get promoted and make a fortune, why do you dedicate yourself to the Ming Dynasty and die. These are all falsehoods!
If Ouyang Lun really wanted to do this, he would think that Ouyang Lun was abnormal.

And when Ouyang Lun said this, he was clearly mocking him for being a stingy emperor!

Damn bastard!
I'm so stingy, bite me if you can!

"Well, I am very relieved that Ouyang Lun has this realization, and the matter is settled like this!"

Zhu Yuanzhang suppressed the anger in his heart, squeezed out a smile on his face, and said slowly, "Move on to the next thing!"

With Zhu Yuanzhang's conclusion, the civil and military officials stopped discussing this matter and turned to other state affairs.

The Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Personnel and other departments reported the matter one by one.

It had nothing to do with him, so Ouyang Lun naturally showed off his unique skill of sleeping standing up again, closing his eyes and entering into a dream.

Of course, standing does not enter deep sleep, but enters a state of light sleep, but a name rang in his ears for the first time.

Yang Shiqi! !

Yang Shiqi, whose first name was Yu, whose courtesy name was Shiqi, whose first name was Qiao Zhong, whose name was Xing, and whose name was Dongli, was from Taihe County, Ji'an Prefecture. He was an important minister in the early Ming Dynasty.

Yang Shiqi went through five dynasties and served as an assistant minister of the cabinet for more than 40 years. His longest tenure was the longest in the Ming Dynasty. He served as the chief assistant of the cabinet for 21 years. He assisted the government with Yang Rong and Yang Pu, and was known as the "Three Yangs". "; Also known as the place of residence and county, people at that time called it "Xiyang".

It can be said that Yang Shiqi is definitely the "chief minister of the cabinet" in the history of the Ming Dynasty. In fact, he is no different from the "prime minister".

Wait, it was only 20 years after Hongwu. In his impression, Yang Shiqi had not yet become an official at this time, right? ?

Immediately, Ouyang Lun's relevant experiences about Yang Shiqi emerged in his mind.

Yang Shiqi lost his father when he was young. Although he was lonely and poor, he studied diligently. He later traveled around the world and made a living by teaching apprentices. It was not until the time of Emperor Jianwen that he was recommended to the Hanlin Academy to serve as a compiler in the History Museum. In the early years of Yongle, Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty, he was promoted to editor of the Hanlin Academy. Soon after, he was elected to the cabinet, where he managed the affairs and assisted the prince Zhu Gaochi in giving lectures. Lei moved to the official position of Prince Zuo Yude, and also served as a lecturer in the Hanlin Academy. In the sixth year of Yongle, Cheng Zu went to the north and ordered him to assist the prince in supervising the country. In the twelfth year of Yongle's reign, he was imprisoned by Zhu Gaoxu, the king of Han Dynasty, and was imprisoned. However, he still managed to protect the crown prince. was later released. After Zhu Gaochi came to the throne, he was promoted to Minister of Rites and Grand Bachelor of Huagaidian, and served as Shaobao, Shaofu, and Minister of War. After Emperor Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty came to the throne, he, Yang Rong and Yang Pu jointly assisted the young master and became an official young master. Yang Shiqi behaved respectfully as an official, was good at dealing with people, was good at understanding people, and made suggestions for the government, often hitting the mark. However, he was very good at recommending scholars and spared no effort to suppress political opponents. In his later years, he allowed his son Yang Ji to wreak havoc on the countryside, invading and killing people. The eunuch Wang Zhen was in power, but he could not save him, which led to public criticism. In the ninth year of Zhengtong's reign, Yang Shiqi died of illness due to worries about Yang Ji being imprisoned. He died at the age of eighty. He was awarded Zuozhuguo and Taishi, and was given the posthumous title "Wenzhen".

Of course this is not the point.

The point is why Yang Shiqi became an official in the court at this time.

Yang Shiqi was born in Fenghuangtai, Yichun County, Yuanzhou, Jiangxi Province. His father died when he was one year old, and his mother remarried Luo Xing, who was a fellow magistrate of De'an at that time, so Yang Shiqi changed his surname to Luo. Later, during the Luo family's ancestor worship, the young Yang Shiqi made an earthen statue to worship Yang's ancestors. Luo Xing discovered it and praised his ambition and restored his ancestral name. Later, Luo Xing died of offending a powerful man while guarding the border in Shaanxi, and Yang Shiqi and his mother returned to De'an. While teaching to support himself, he supported his mother and traveled around Hubei and Hunan to teach apprentices. During this period, he lived in Jiangxia for the longest time. In his desolate and homeless life, Yang Shiqi participated in the provincial examination in the 17th year of Hongwu, but unfortunately failed.

Afterwards, it was not until Emperor Jianwen registered that he officially entered the court as an official. Now he appears on the list of court officials, obviously much earlier! !

According to the list of officials just reported by the Ministry of Personnel, Yang Shiqi seems to have passed the imperial examination and does not even have a formal official position.

Ouyang Lun didn't take this matter too seriously.

After the report to the Ministry of Revenue was completed, the Ministry of Works began to report again. After a long time, all the ministries of the imperial court reported again, and the court meeting was coming to an end.

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at the court and said, "My dear friends, do you still have something to report? If not, then..."

Just when Zhu Yuanzhang was about to say "dismissal of the court", a voice rang out.

"Your Majesty, wait a minute, my son-in-law is ready to start!"

(End of this chapter)