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

Chapter 467 Emergency call, Zhu Yuanzhang was furious (please subscribe!!)
In Zhu Yuanzhang's view, this line of Confucianism was simply seeking death.

So far, the imperial court has not killed anyone in the Confucian lineage. Now, it is good that it relies on its own influence to stir up troubles, run rampant and even assassinate imperial officials in various parts of the Ming Dynasty. In addition to shouting the word "rebellion", such behavior has already No difference.

This Confucian lineage was obviously determined to go against the imperial court and did not take him as the emperor seriously.

Such behavior has already touched Zhu Yuanzhang's bottom line.

"Father, there may still be some room for maneuver in this matter. It's better to wait until Jin Yiwei investigates clearly before making a decision!"

When Zhu Biao saw Zhu Yuanzhang's appearance, he immediately realized what Zhu Yuanzhang was going to do next. When he thought that Ming Dynasty would be plunged into bloodshed again, Zhu Biao quickly spoke.

"Room? I have already given it to them. Do they have any room for themselves?"

"Biao'er, my father knows that you are kind-hearted, but you only do it to your own people. You must be ruthless enough to your enemies!"

"If that boy Ouyang Lun hadn't persuaded me again and again, the line of Confucianism would have been uprooted by me long ago."

Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily.

But this time Zhu Yuanzhang did not mean to blame Ouyang Lun. Regarding the handling of the Confucian incident, Ouyang Lun had done a good enough job. As long as the Confucian school understands it, it will not get it done!
Disrupting the situation of the Ming Dynasty was something Zhu Yuanzhang would never tolerate.

If the situation is not stabilized quickly, the people will have opinions. At that time, the court and the people will be alienated, and the situation that was finally created will be destroyed in one day!
"Ji Gang, what else are they doing?"

After Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a while, he became calmer.

Zhu Biao and Ji Gang also understood that this was also Zhu Yuanzhang's more terrifying state. Once Zhu Yuanzhang made up his mind to take action, he would never give the other party a chance to resist.

Ji Gang took a step forward, then raised his hands and said, "Your Majesty, in addition to what I just reported, there is news that people from the Confucian lineage are secretly recruiting dead soldiers, and at the same time, they are constantly trying to lure people into joining Confucianism."

Hearing this, Zhu Biao frowned, and Zhu Yuanzhang's face turned completely dark.

"Okay, they are still on the road to death and have no plans to look back."

"Go and call all the cabinet members and ministers to me!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said in a deep voice.

"Yes!" After Wang Zhong agreed, he immediately turned around and retreated to call for someone.

Soon, Li Shanchang, Lu Chang, Song Lian, several cabinet bachelors, the Minister of Justice, the Minister of Industry, the Minister of War and others hurried over.

Before they came, they all knew some news, so they all looked serious. After entering the Hall of Supreme Harmony, they all stood there except for saluting and did not dare to speak casually.

Especially seeing Zhu Yuanzhang's face as cold as ice and his eyes that could kill, all the ministers were frightened. Even Li Shanchang was quite uneasy at the moment, for fear that he would be punished by Zhu Yuanzhang if he said something wrong.

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at it and found that only one of the ministers who was supposed to come had not arrived, and that was Ouyang Lun, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue!
What does this guy do again! ?

"Where's Ouyang Lun?"

Zhu Yuanzhang asked in a deep voice.

Facing Zhu Yuanzhang's inquiry, all the ministers lowered their heads and remained silent. It wasn't that they didn't want to say anything, but they really didn't know where the consort Ouyang Lun had gone.

"Your Majesty, I sent someone to inform the clan's mansion, and the reply I got was that Ouyang Prince Consort will be here. I guess there is something delayed."

Wang Zhong stood up and said.

"Father, since brother-in-law Ouyang has decided to come, he will definitely come. Just wait for a while! It's not time to discuss it yet!" Zhu Biao followed.

Hearing Zhu Biao's words, Zhu Yuanzhang's mouth twitched.

Damn it, is Ouyang Lun the emperor or am I the emperor? I have to invite him!

Why is he delayed when something happens? He is obviously lazy. This guy is either sleeping or fishing!

However, Zhu Yuanzhang did not have much hope for Ouyang Lun in this regard, as long as he could come. After all, it was Ouyang Lun who had always been dealing with Confucian affairs. Without Ouyang Lun's participation in the deliberations, this matter would have been difficult to resolve.

While Zhu Yuanzhang was thinking, Ouyang Lun walked in leisurely.

Seeing that the situation in the palace was a bit delicate, Ouyang Lun took the initiative to stand at the back of the officials. This was not a morning court. The officials present were either cabinet bachelors or ministers, and they were all older. He stood at the end. That makes sense.

Seeing Ouyang Lun walking in and standing at the back, Zhu Yuanzhang did not force Ouyang Lun to stand at the front this time.

Wang Zhong said cautiously: "Your Majesty, several cabinet bachelors and six ministers have arrived."

Ah!
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slowly, "Ahem, now that everyone is here, I have something important to discuss with you all today!"

After speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang glanced downwards. As a result, the ministers, including Li Shanchang, lowered their heads slightly, as if they were looking at their toes. No one dared to look at Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes.

Ouyang Lun didn't lower his head, but stuck the fake eyes on his eyelids again. It's already this late, and he's still sleeping!
Seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang was quite dissatisfied!

"You all listen to me!"

"Recently, the Ming Dynasty has encountered some problems in its development, which has hindered the implementation of various policies and resulted in poor results. As ministers of the Ming Dynasty, don't you think of ways to solve them?"

"Every time the matter comes to me, you will take it seriously!"

"I put you in a high position and gave you authority, not to show off your power, but to solve my problems!"

"This is the answer you gave me?!"

As he spoke, Zhu Yuanzhang directly smashed the thick stack of memorials that Zhu Biao brought to him.

These memorials were scattered at the feet of the ministers.

"Look at what is written in this memorial!" Zhu Yuanzhang became more and more angry as he spoke, "It has been more than 20 years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. In these 20 years, there has never been such a large-scale riot in the Ming Dynasty!"

Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's words, Li Shanchang, Lu Chang and other ministers picked up the memorial at their feet and read it.

After they finished reading the memorial, their faces were shocked. They had indeed received some news, but they never expected that the situation was so chaotic.

"Your Majesty, has it already reached this level!?"

“Construction sites across the Ming Dynasty have stopped work due to riots?!”

"Many people were beaten in various places? These people are so bold!"

After hearing the words of these ministers, Zhu Yuanzhang became furious and said in a deep voice: "You still want to ask me about these things? Don't you know it yourself? Or do you think you have never thought of taking care of this?"

Although the first five-year plan of the Ming Dynasty was designated by Ouyang Lun, these people in front of him were all involved in it. These ministers were also responsible for handling the affairs of the Ming Dynasty. Now these ministers gave Zhu Yuanzhang the feeling that these people are now Don't know anything!
Damn it, are these people just fishing like Ouyang Lun?
If Ouyang Lun fishes, he Zhu Yuanzhang can endure it, that means he can really solve the problem!
When you ministers fish for fish, you just ignore things. How can this be different? If Zhu Biao hadn't come to tell him these things, I don't know how long these ministers would have delayed it, and everything would have been delayed.

Regarding Zhu Yuanzhang's anger, the ministers were quite strategically determined and remained silent. They also knew that they did not do enough in this matter.

"What's wrong? Are you all mute? Speak!"

Zhu Yuanzhang roared.

Perhaps unable to withstand Zhu Yuanzhang's questioning, Lu Chang, the Minister of Rites and a bachelor of the cabinet, stood up and said: "Your Majesty, these things are indeed due to oversight by the ministers. We have indeed received a lot of feedback during this period, but we never expected that It would be so serious!”

"The Confucian lineage's cover-up was so good that we didn't even think that these things were done by them!"

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang's expression did not soften at all.

"It's obvious that you have neglected your duty, but you blame the Confucian lineage for covering it up too well. You guys are really good at talking!"

"Aren't you ashamed of being fooled by the Confucian school?"

Zhu Yuanzhang continued to speak in a deep voice, "If you had paid more attention, this matter would not have become the situation it is today!"

"I still really think highly of you. I thought that with you assisting the prince, I wouldn't need to worry about simple things like this, and I could be more relaxed. But now it seems that you have really disappointed my wife."

Zhu Yuanzhang kept scolding all the ministers, but none of them, including Li Shanchang, dared to defend himself, let alone contradict him in the slightest.

When Zhu Yuanzhang was so angry, the ministers also had a way to deal with it, which was to be scolded and let Zhu Yuanzhang vent his anger. When the anger was almost gone, it would be easier to talk about things.

"You're not talking, are you?"

"You think if you don't speak, I can't do anything to you? Just hide away?"

Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily: "Since you don't speak, you are equivalent to agreeing that what Confucianism does today is caused by your laissez-faire!"

"If you are not punished for such crimes, how can you be worthy of the people who were beaten by the Confucian lineage, and how can you be worthy of the officials who were assassinated and murdered by the Confucian lineage!"

"Come here, drag them out, give them twenty sticks each!"

Following Zhu Yuanzhang's order, dozens of imperial guards rushed in, directly surrounded the ministers in front of them, and then prepared to drag these ministers out to fight.

Seeing this, the ministers panicked and knelt down one after another.

"Your Majesty, please spare my life!"

Just when all the ministers were begging for mercy, Zhu Yuanzhang saw Ouyang Lun, the only one standing in the palace. Ouyang Lun was breathing evenly at this moment, and he was obviously asleep.

No one was surprised that Ouyang Lun could sleep standing up, because they had seen it before.

However, in the face of Zhu Yuanzhang's roaring scolding, Ouyang Lun was still able to sleep soundly, which was something that all the ministers admired extremely.

Anyone who sees this scene must not say anything awesome.

But Ouyang Lun's failure to kneel down together with Li Shanchang, Lu Chang and other officials was suddenly highlighted.

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes naturally locked on Ouyang Lun.

"Ouyang Lun!"

"Ah!" When he heard someone calling him, Ouyang Lun quickly opened his eyes, and then put away the fake eyes with a single touch of his hand, a series of movements that were smooth and flowing.

"Your Majesty, my son-in-law is not sleeping, he is listening all the time!"

When Ouyang Lun said this, Zhu Yuanzhang and all the ministers were stunned.

Zhu Yuanzhang: Didn’t you sleep? Do you really think I'm a fool?

All the ministers: They thought about what kind of reasons Ouyang Lun would give, but they never expected that he would say this.

"Humph!"

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't want to get entangled with Ouyang Lun on this issue. After all, Ouyang Lun was extremely cunning, and he might not catch his tail. He asked coldly: "Ouyang Lun, Ming's first five-year plan, such as building roads, building shipyards, The management of the trade zone, education reform, etc. are all led by you. Now that the Confucian lineage has repeatedly caused trouble, don't you intend to express your opinions? "

Ouyang Lun raised his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I have promulgated the Ming Dynasty Laws a long time ago. What things should be done, what things should not be done, and what kind of punishment should be received for doing wrong things. Who should handle it in that yamen? The law It is written clearly. I firmly believe that the various ministries of the Ming Dynasty can handle this matter properly. I don’t need to worry at all. I just need to be patient. "

Ouyang Lun's words were "calm" and full of "respect", and his etiquette was in place. It can be said that his answers were watertight, so that Zhu Yuanzhang could not find the slightest point of attack.

Ouyang Lun's words also reminded all the ministers.

Right!

The laws of the Ming Dynasty are clearly stated, and everyone just needs to follow the laws and implement them. Why should they be scolded?
On the other hand, Zhu Yuanzhang's lips twitched at the moment and he looked at Ouyang Lun with unkind eyes.

You kid disgust me, don’t you?

Do it according to the law. Are you saying that I don't follow the rules?

You still need to be a little patient, then I'm just messing around?
So angry!

Although in Zhu Yuanzhang's view, what Ouyang Lun said was almost nonsense, there was indeed no problem.

Zhu Yuanzhang took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down. After regaining consciousness, Zhu Yuanzhang remembered the reason why he called the officials including Ouyang Lun, that is to find a way to deal with the Confucian line and not let the Confucian line continue to mess around. , otherwise Ming Dynasty will be in big trouble sooner or later.

As for accountability, we can wait until the problem is solved.

From the current point of view, only Ouyang Lun is the most suitable person who can solve this problem.

"Okay, stop talking nonsense, I just want to ask you, what should I do now?"

Zhu Yuanzhang said in a deep voice: "I have always listened to your advice and kept forgiving these people of the Confucian lineage. Even if they scolded me, clashed with me and protested, I only dealt with some of the leading guys. The result is that they are constantly He is causing trouble and is even destroying the great situation of Ming Dynasty!"

"Ouyang Lun, you must be responsible for this matter to the end!"

Just after Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, Li Shanchang stood up and was about to speak when he was immediately glared at by Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Li Shanchang, if you still want to plead with people from the Confucian school, then you'd better stop talking, otherwise I have reason to suspect that you are the driving force behind this Confucian school!"

Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's words, Li Shanchang shook his head and said with a righteous face: "Your Majesty, I have other suggestions!!"

(End of this chapter)