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

Chapter 461: I don’t regard you as an opponent at all (please subscribe!!)

Zhu Yuanzhang was so angry and said these harsh words because he wanted to beat Ouyang Lun. In the past, you Ouyang Lun worked hard and there was almost no one to play against you. You just slept when you slept. But now that Li Shanchang has returned to the court, you Ouyang Lun still dare to do this. Playing is simply looking for death!
Of course, Zhu Yuanzhang does not want Ouyang Lun to be killed by Li Shanchang now, so this is also a necessary reminder.

Ouyang Lun was not panicked by Zhu Yuanzhang's questioning. After all, if Zhu Yuanzhang really wanted to attack him, he would not give him a chance to speak.

But he really didn’t know what Li Shanchang just said!
If I really couldn't tell him, it would be a big loss, and I would have to be accused of bullying him, which was really not worth it.

Ouyang Lun turned around and found that Guo Zi was winking at him, his eyes always looking at Lu Chang, the Minister of Rites.

What does it mean?
What does Li Shanchang’s remarks have to do with Lu Chang?
After thinking for a while, Ouyang Lun came up with some ideas.

This is an early morning court, and they must be discussing various ministry matters. As the Minister of Rites, Lu Chang's most important thing at the moment is education reform, so Guo Zi is telling him that what Li Shanchang just discussed is probably education reform!

Can’t be wrong!
Because only education reform will make Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang ask his own thoughts.

Seeing these people looking at him like this, it was obvious that Li Shanchang was attacking him again and saying things that were not good for him! !
What Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang was asking at this moment was his opinion on what Li Shanchang said.

Got it!

Interests - nothing more than money, power, people and territory.

Zhu Yuanzhang naturally would not believe Ouyang Lun like this. He snorted coldly at first, and then asked: "Huh, since you don't agree, then tell me your reasons. I think Li Shanchang's analysis is right. In handling this matter Come on, you Ouyang Lun have selfish motives!"

right?
No, educational power does not belong to the Huaixi Party.

Thinking of this, even though he hasn't analyzed what Li Shanchang said, Ouyang Lun already knows how to answer.

In addition to being a thorn in the side of the Huaixi Party, this educational reform must have touched the interests of the Huaixi Party. Perhaps this is one of the reasons why Li Shanchang wants to return to the court.

Upon hearing this, all the civil and military officials present, including Zhu Yuanzhang and Li Shanchang, were stunned and felt a little incredible.

Did Ouyang Lun not sleep just now, but listened to everything Li Shanchang said?

Then there is only the last one left - human!

No, there is not much in the field of education. Even if there is, it is of the Confucian lineage, and the people in the Huaixi Party look down upon it at all.

Well done! Lao Wu!

Ouyang Lun immediately looked serious and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, my son-in-law does not agree with what Mr. Li said!!"

When Ouyang Lun saw the reactions on the faces of Zhu Yuanzhang and the civil and military officials, Ouyang Lun knew that his answer just now was correct, and at the same time, his guess was confirmed!
It’s just that, Lao Zhu, you are playing with us!

After hearing Wu Jinzhi's words, Ouyang Lun basically understood that co-author Li Shanchang was complaining to Zhu Yuanzhang, saying that he was making small moves in education reform!

Territory?

Why did Li Shanchang attack himself like this?

Ouyang Lun remembered that during the implementation of education reform this time, many officials, great Confucians, and country gentry were indeed arrested who obstructed the education reform. After excluding the great Confucians and country gentry, only officials were left. Obviously, many of these arrested officials were It belongs to the Huaixi Party.

After thinking about this, Ouyang Lun stopped thinking, then faced Li Shanchang, smiled and said: "Master Li, this education reform has arrested many officials, and I am afraid many of them are your disciples, right?"

Money?

Nowadays, education reforms are implemented in the state capitals, counties and towns of the Ming Dynasty. The territory is so large. Who knows who is from the Huaixi Party and who is not from the Huaixi Party? Even if there is this reason, it is probably not the main reason.

He said that Li Shanchang's analysis was correct, but he didn't say what he was analyzing. Also, what does it mean that I am selfish? ? !
Just as Ouyang Lun was thinking wildly in his mind, Wu Jinzhi, the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to say. Regarding Ouyang's words and deeds on the education reform, we, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, have been paying attention. No selfish motives have been found. What Mr. Li said is completely groundless speculation. Your Majesty, please be careful!"

Sleeping is just Ouyang Lun's cover-up!

As soon as these words came out.

Li Shanchang's expression changed and he said in a deep voice: "Ouyang Lun, don't talk nonsense. I suspect that you are suppressing Confucianism through educational reform in order to make meritorious contributions and demonstrate your personal abilities! You could have solved it more gently. about this!”

well!

Now there was no need to guess anymore, Li Shanchang said everything, and Ouyang Lun really wanted to thank him in person.

"Hahaha!" Ouyang Lun laughed directly.

"Ouyang Lun, what are you laughing at in the main hall!" Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily: "Hurry up and tell me - are you trying to gain merit by suppressing the Confucian lineage like this!?"

"Your Majesty, do you think I still need to prove myself with merit?" Ouyang Lun stopped laughing and asked calmly.

As soon as these words came out, the scene suddenly became quiet.

Zhu Yuanzhang was even more stunned, and then suddenly realized.

Yup!

Ouyang Lun still needs to make contributions. Of the contributions he has made for the Ming Dynasty over the years, none of them can make him prosperous and wealthy for the rest of his life!
You can question Ouyang Lun's laziness!

You can question Ouyang Lun's cunningness!
But we must not question Ouyang Lun's abilities and achievements!
Educational reform and rectification of Confucianism are indeed a big contribution. If they are done well, they can definitely leave a name in history, but does Ouyang Lun really need it? The Five-Year Plan, the establishment of state-owned enterprises, and the operation of Beizhili are not major contributions! !
Not only Zhu Yuanzhang, but also Li Shanchang was stunned, and then looked embarrassed.

When he accused Ouyang Lun in this way, he did not intend to really defeat Ouyang Lun. He just wanted to conspire and stigmatize Ouyang Lun, so that Ouyang Lun was not so perfect in the eyes of everyone, but he ignored Ouyang Lun himself. Huge feat!
This is like slandering a rich man for stealing money. He is not short of money at all!

After thoroughly understanding the general content of Li Shanchang's remarks, Ouyang Lun became even calmer, "Your Majesty, our Ming Dynasty's new education and Confucianism are inherently opposed. If there is new education, there will be no such thing as Confucian education. If those great Confucians continue to control education , there is no way to talk about our education reform!”

"It's normal for those great scholars to try their best to block it, and it's inevitable for us to push forward forcefully. The wheels of history will always crush the dregs of backwardness!" "These are all normal things. I didn't expect these to come to Mr. Li's mouth. Here, it turned into such a conspiracy! "

When Li Shanchang heard this, his face turned ugly, and he immediately wanted to refute, but Ouyang Lun would not give him this chance again at this moment.

"The purpose of this education reform is to enlighten the people of Ming Dynasty, provide new impetus for the development of Ming Dynasty, and lay a solid foundation for the future!"

"The Confucian school runs counter to the general trend. It is really the sinner of the Ming Dynasty, but it is portrayed as a victim by Mr. Li. It is really confusing right and wrong!"

"Ouyang Lun, you!" Li Shanchang pointed at Ouyang Lun and was so angry that he couldn't speak.

"Me? Mr. Li, do you want me to trap these great scholars?" Ouyang Lun sneered, "As early as when the education reform was implemented, the imperial court promulgated laws. All the great scholars arrested this time have violated the Ming Dynasty Laws. According to the law, their sentences are well-founded and based on the law. If Mr. Li has any doubts, he can go to the Ministry of Punishment to obtain the files! "

"Oh! I forgot. Mr. Li has not been in the court for a long time. It is understandable that he is not aware of some changes in the government affairs of the court. You have to allow others to make mistakes!"

"I'm helping Mr. Li get familiar with government affairs. You don't have to thank me. This is what you should do as a colleague."

Li Shanchang's eyes widened: "Me!"

"Now, Mr. Li, you must know that you have wronged me, and you don't have to apologize to me!" Ouyang Lun put his hands behind his back, making a look of being humble and righteous, and said with emotion: "I am so single-minded. For the good officials of the Ming Dynasty, it is often easy for some people with ulterior motives to throw dirty water, and I have long been accustomed to it! "

Li Shanchang: "."

Bastard Ouyang Lun, who do you think has ulterior motives? !
Li Shanchang wanted to tear Ouyang Lun apart in his heart, but this was in the Tai Chi Hall, watched by the emperor and all civil and military officials, so he must not lose his composure.

"Ahem, maybe there is some misunderstanding here, please don't mind Ouyang Prince Consort." Li Shanchang was just throwing water, and there was no substantive evidence. After Ouyang Lun pointed it out, he was unwilling to continue talking on this topic.

"Mind? I didn't listen at all! It's impossible to mind." Ouyang Lun shook his head.

"Huh!?" Zhu Yuanzhang stared at Ouyang Lun.

"Ahem, Your Majesty, my son-in-law means that I didn't take Mr. Li's words to heart at all. It's definitely not because I didn't listen to Mr. Li's words while sleeping." Ouyang Lun explained quickly.

Hearing Ouyang Lun's explanation, Zhu Yuanzhang rolled his eyes. He was now 100% sure that Ouyang Lun was sleeping just now and didn't hear what Li Shanchang said at all, but now he was sure it was useless. Ouyang Lun was almost "perfect" " answered the question he asked without any flaw. Moreover, with Ouyang Lun's intelligence, it is estimated that at this time, he has completely understood what Li Shanchang just said, and there is no point in dwelling on this issue again.

The only thing Zhu Yuanzhang could do now was to give Ouyang Lun a hard look.

Li Shanchang was also offended by Ouyang Lun's last words. You guys didn't even consider me as your opponent! !
This feeling of being slighted made Li Shanchang even more uncomfortable.

To be honest, Ouyang Lun did not take Li Shanchang seriously, because he knew very well that Li Shanchang's appearance was just a manifestation of Zhu Yuanzhang's will. As long as he understood Zhu Yuanzhang's thoughts, it really didn't matter what Li Shanchang said or did.

Ouyang Lun dared to oppose Li Shanchang so clearly and at the same time ignored Li Shanchang. One very important point is that Zhu Yuanzhang is actually looking forward to the advancement and implementation of education reform!
If anyone is the most dissatisfied with Confucianism, it must be Zhu Yuanzhang. When he first heard about the large-scale protests, Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to deal with all the protestors, and his methods were more ruthless than what Ouyang Lun is using now. At least ten times spicier.

So no matter how Li Shanchang jumps or objects today, as long as Zhu Yuanzhang's attitude does not change, all Li Shanchang has done is useless.

Because of this, Ouyang Lun was not at all anxious about Li Shanchang's attack.

"Ouyang Lun, what are you talking about? Even if you haven't slept, you still have to listen to Li Shanchang. When he was the prime minister, you were still digging in the mud!" Zhu Yuanzhang felt funny in his heart when he saw Li Shanchang being stunned by Ouyang Lun. At the same time, he quickly said a few words to Li Shanchang.

This Li Shanchang was specially brought in to sing against Ouyang Lun. This was just the first round. If Ouyang Lun directly knocked Li Shanchang down, how could the rest of the scene go on? His emperor's balancing skill I can’t play anymore!

"Yes, my son-in-law was a little rude just now! His words were too serious and hurt Mr. Li's self-esteem. I will make amends to Mr. Li!"

Ouyang Lun nodded obediently.

Hearing Ouyang Lun's words, Li Shanchang was even more speechless.

"Okay, this is the time to apologize. This is the end of the discussion on whether Ouyang Lun has selfish motives. I don't want anyone to use Ouyang Lun's selfishness in doing things as an excuse in the future!" Zhu Yuanzhang concluded and said, finally ending this issue. topic.

Then he looked at Ouyang Lun again, "Now that the discussion has come to this point, Ouyang Lun, tell me, what should we do with those great scholars who have been captured in the capital?"

"Still like how we dealt with Li Dongyang?"

Ouyang Lun shook his head, "The newly arrested scholar and Li Dongyang and others still have different responsibilities, so they cannot be punished in the same way!"

"My Ming Dynasty has laws and regulations. The Ministry of Punishment will deal with these great scholars according to the laws!"

"If there are dedicated people who specialize in the law, I'm afraid someone will say that we have selfish motives."

Hearing Ouyang Lun's words, Li Shanchang coughed twice in embarrassment.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded after hearing this, feeling that what Ouyang Lun said made sense, "Ouyang Lun is right. Since everything is done in accordance with the law, let's handle it this time too!"

"People from the Criminal Department, do you understand?"

Hearing this, the Minister of Punishment quickly stood up and said: "Your Majesty, please rest assured that I will act in strict accordance with the law."

At this time, Li Shanchang stood up again, "Your Majesty, if we really follow the laws of the Ming Dynasty, these great scholars who have been arrested will have to be sentenced to at least three thousand miles of exile, and many great scholars will be directly sentenced to beheading. Each of these great scholars is Not only are they knowledgeable and talented people, they also have great prestige among the people. If they are dealt with like this, it will definitely be a loss for our Ming Dynasty. At the same time, Your Majesty will also bear the reputation of killing loyal and wise men!"

"Your Majesty, please think twice!"

Li Shanchang's words were very loud and sounded righteous, as if he was acting for justice!
Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang also showed hesitation.

Zhu Yuanzhang was not too concerned about how to deal with the great scholars. What Zhu Yuanzhang was concerned about was the future education of the Ming Dynasty and his reputation! !

(End of this chapter)