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

Chapter 528 The Prince Consort and His Majesty are fighting again (Please subscribe!!)

Forehead.
When Ouyang Lun said this, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao were stunned.

what the hell!

I was just saying that the second emperor of the Ming Dynasty was a benevolent and virtuous monarch, which was the most correct and standard answer. How come you overturned it just now?!
You are kidding us!!
Zhu Yuanzhang muttered in his heart in annoyance.

"Ouyang Lun, what do you mean by this? Explain it to me clearly." Zhu Yuanzhang asked angrily, "Could it be that you don't think highly of Biao'er as the emperor?"

"Your Majesty, that's not what I meant." Ouyang Lun shook his head.

"That's not what I meant?" Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly, "Then what do you mean?"

"Please help me solve my doubts, brother-in-law!" Zhu Biao bowed to Ouyang Lun.

"Seeing that you are so anxious, I will not beat around the bush. This so-called second king should be benevolent and virtuous, recuperate and appease the people. This is not wrong, and it is even a very correct decision, because only in this way can the Ming Dynasty be stabilized. But it is not entirely right!"

"If we strictly follow this rule, it will indeed allow the Ming Dynasty to develop steadily. However, once we give up on preparing for military equipment and continue to suppress the foreign nations around the Ming Dynasty, it will only make the Ming Dynasty's future enemies stronger. In a few years or decades, the forces around the Ming Dynasty will suddenly emerge and become a huge threat to the Ming Dynasty. In the process of development and existence, the dynasty will continue to accumulate internal contradictions. By then, the Ming Dynasty will be trapped in a situation of internal and external difficulties!"

"In the end, the Ming Dynasty will perish amidst the invasion of external enemies and the outbreak of internal conflicts!!"

"It was like this in the Tang Dynasty, the Song Dynasty, and the Yuan Dynasty!"

"So, Your Majesty and Your Royal Highness, do you two still think that as long as the second emperor of the Ming Dynasty is kind and virtuous, it will be enough? Can the Ming Dynasty be passed down for thousands of generations?"

Faced with Ouyang Lun's question, Zhu Biao was stunned, and even sweat began to form on his forehead. He never imagined that being an emperor would be so complicated.

Zhu Yuanzhang was also stunned. He had to say that Ouyang Lun's words touched his heart.

Zhu Yuanzhang also reacted quickly and said, "Since kindness and virtue don't work, I will let Biaoer become an emperor who is good at martial arts. The Ming Dynasty now has steel armor and warships. It is quite easy to build an invincible Ming iron army!"

"At the same time, you can also order the confiscation of all ironware from the people. Under the powerful military deterrence of the Ming Dynasty, I believe that there will be no foreign nations around who will not submit. If there are any who dare not obey, we will directly conquer them by force!!"

"Is this okay?"

Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's words, Ouyang Lun shook his head and then smiled and said, "Your Majesty, don't you think what you said is very familiar?"

"After Qin Shi Huang unified China, what did he do? Isn't it exactly what you said?"

"What was the result? The Qin Dynasty fell in the second generation. How much more powerful do you think the Ming Dynasty was than the Qin Dynasty?"

Forehead.
Zhu Yuanzhang was directly broken by Ouyang Lun's question based on examples.

"What do you want to do? You are not good at civil affairs, nor are you good at martial arts. You might as well just let Biaoer not be the emperor!" Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily: "According to what you said, the Ming Dynasty will also end up like the Qin Dynasty and will be gone by the second generation!!"

"You are here specifically to attack me, right?"

Ouyang Lun shook his head slowly, "Your Majesty, I know you are anxious, but please don't be anxious, because I haven't finished speaking yet!"

"Not finished yet?" Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned?

"Then hurry up and tell me! But what you say next had better satisfy me, otherwise I will never forgive you!"

Ouyang Lun seemed quite indifferent to Zhu Yuanzhang's threat and said directly: "Your Majesty, it is actually you who underestimated the Ming Dynasty today. It is true that you founded the Ming Dynasty in the sea of ​​blood and swords, but in the past twenty years, the Ming Dynasty has been recuperating. It is no exaggeration to say that the military strength of the Ming Dynasty is comparable to that of the peak Tang Dynasty, and its economic strength has even surpassed that of the peak Song Dynasty!"

"If the prince's brother-in-law only leans in one direction after taking over the Ming Dynasty, he will not achieve better results, nor will it be conducive to the development of the Ming Dynasty."

"There is a saying - when you are poor, you grow up in a shabby way; when you are rich, you grow up in a shabby way!"

"The Ming Dynasty has already become a military and economic powerhouse. Even if you want to keep a low profile, you can't do it!"

"So according to what I mean, we must continue to develop, but we must also continue to expand our territory externally. We must be strong in both hands and grasp both!"

Zhu Yuanzhang asked hurriedly: "Ouyang Lun, according to your meaning, after Biaoer becomes emperor, in addition to pacifying the people at home and vigorously developing the economy, he also wants to expand abroad, that is, to conquer everywhere?"

"Isn't this too risky?!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was skeptical about Ouyang Lun's method. As the founding emperor, he knew very well that being a king was very busy and there were many things to consider. It was already difficult to focus on doing one thing well, let alone focusing on multiple things at once.

The difficulty is extremely high.

Every emperor wanted to make his dynasty a prosperous one, while also continuing to expand the territory and being good at both civil and military affairs. There were many emperors who had such ideas, but only a few were able to do both things well.

When Zhu Yuanzhang first established the Ming Dynasty, he thought of all these things. In the end, he chose a path of benevolent governance for Zhu Biao, which has been very smooth. Zhu Yuanzhang also believed in this matter without a doubt!

But after hearing Ouyang Lun's words, Zhu Yuanzhang began to waver. Now that the Ming Dynasty has accumulated a lot, Zhu Biao may not be able to rely on the previous accumulation to achieve rapid economic development, continuous victory in military battles, and continuous expansion of territory in the Ming Dynasty!

Zhu Yuanzhang actually liked this idea very much, but it was a bit presumptuous to require both civil and military power, and the risks involved would also increase exponentially.

So Zhu Yuanzhang would be a little hesitant.

At this time, Ouyang Lun spoke again: "Your Majesty, I am only making suggestions. The real decision-making power lies in your hands. You have the final say on how to choose."

After saying that, Ouyang Lun paused and continued: "The higher the risk, the greater the reward."

Ouyang Lun is right. The higher the risk, the greater the reward.
"Ouyang Lun, tell me in detail!" Zhu Yuanzhang's gaze fell on Ouyang Lun. There was no longer the dissatisfaction in his eyes, but instead a desire to explore and seek knowledge.

"Your Majesty, I won't say much about the economic improvement. Many policies can continue to be implemented, but the capital economy of the Ming Dynasty is still in its early stages. It can even be said that it has just sprouted. Many things before are just small businesses, and there is still a long way to go before they can become big businesses!"

Ouyang Lun said with a smile.

kindness! ?

Ouyang Lun's words once again stunned Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao.

"Ouyang Lun, what nonsense are you talking about? The economic situation of the Ming Dynasty has already surpassed the peak of the Song Dynasty, and you are actually doing this as a small business!?"

While Zhu Yuanzhang was cursing, he kept muttering in his heart.

Ouyang Lun is really good at bragging. The current economic situation of the Ming Dynasty is just a small business. What is the big business?
"Of course it's a small business, Your Majesty. You really don't know anything about the power of capital!" Ouyang Lun said slowly: "At present, the economy of the Ming Dynasty still relies mostly on taxes from all over the country. The proportion of private and state-owned businesses is still relatively low. This requires increasing the proportion of private and state-owned businesses in the entire national economy in the future!" "Only when everyone has a job, the purchasing power of the people will increase day by day. With the increase in purchasing power, the sales of various commodities will also rise, which can further promote the healthy development of the capital market of the Ming Dynasty!"

"In this process, the Ming Dynasty's economy will continue to rise, and a prosperous era will come!"

Zhu Yuanzhang, a rough man, didn't know much about economics, but Zhu Biao next to him was listening with great interest. If this hadn't been in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, Zhu Biao would probably have walked up to Ouyang Lun and asked him about the doubts in his heart.

"What about martial arts?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.

"Martial arts is even simpler. Our Ming Dynasty inherited the country from the Yuan Dynasty. This means that the territories once occupied by the Yuan Dynasty are all the inherent territories of our Ming Dynasty!"

"Let's take back the territories that we inherited. What's the problem?"

"Of course, we can't be so direct. We need more pretexts, such as sending an envoy first and letting the historian stir up trouble there. If those people capture or kill our envoy, we will immediately send troops to quell the rebellion!"

"We can merge some places into the Ming Dynasty, but not others. We can continue to colonize like we did on Dongying Island. Then we will be the Great Ming Empire!"

"If we do this, the Zhu family will definitely be able to continue to be the emperor of the Ming Dynasty!"

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang was completely moved.

Maybe he could give it a try. Even if Zhu Biao didn't do well, he, the emperor emeritus, was still around.

If Zhu Biao was just allowed to follow the old path he designed, there would be really no challenge for the current Ming Dynasty, and he could just live a life of idleness and wait for death.

"Your Majesty, these are my thoughts on the general direction of the Crown Prince's administration when he becomes emperor in the future. If you are still not satisfied, then I have no choice." Ouyang Lun shrugged and spread his hands.

The scene fell silent again.

Everyone's eyes were on Zhu Yuanzhang, because Zhu Yuanzhang's next words would determine the fate of many people.

pop-

"Ha ha!"

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly clapped and laughed loudly.

"Satisfied, I am very satisfied!"

Zhu Yuanzhang raised his wine glass and said to Ouyang Lun, "Come on, we've talked so much today and our mouths are dry. Let's drink this glass to the bottom!"

Zhu Biao also picked up the wine glass excitedly, "I have gained a lot from listening to the conversation between father and brother-in-law today. I must drink this wine!"

After saying this, Zhu Yuanzhang and his son Zhu Biao both stared at Ouyang Lun with wide eyes.

Seeing this, Ouyang Lun knew that he had to drink the wine, otherwise the father and son would not let him leave.

"Since you want to drink, then drink it!"

Ouyang Lun also raised his glass, "But I have to say this first, drinking is drinking, but none of us should get drunk and act crazy!"

"Who are we? An emperor, a prince, and a consort. If we were to let them go, they would all be well-known figures. There is no such thing as drunkenness!" Zhu Yuanzhang said confidently, "Drink!"

"drink!"

"drink."

The three of them raised their glasses to each other, then drank it all in one gulp.

"Eh? Why does this wine taste the same as my Maotai wine?" Ouyang Lun smacked his lips. The taste of the wine he drank was very familiar.

"What do you mean the same? This is originally your Maotai wine. I took it when I asked Wang Zhong to go to the clan house to call Anqing just now." Zhu Yuanzhang said directly.

"Your Majesty, you are stealing wine!" Ouyang Lun was speechless.

"Hey, how can you talk like that? If the emperor took your wine, can that be called stealing? I clearly called it taking!" Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile, "Anqing is my daughter, and you are my son-in-law. What's wrong with me drinking a few jars of wine from my daughter and son-in-law? Is there a problem?"

"It's just a little wine, don't be angry. We won't go home until we are drunk today, let's drink it!" Zhu Yuanzhang picked up the wine glass and took another sip. After drinking it, Zhu Yuanzhang felt a little unsatisfied, so he directly picked up the big bowl and poured the wine to drink.

"You used my wine to hold a banquet? Damn it! What a loss! I have to drink it back!" Ouyang Lun didn't care about anything else and picked up the wine glass and started drinking.

"Father, brother-in-law, don't drink alone, let's drink together!" Zhu Biao was in a good mood today and started drinking too.

After a while, the three of them had drunk almost a jar of wine.

As the alcohol took effect, he started talking more.

"Ouyang Lun, you bastard, I am the emperor, can't you give me some face and be more obedient to me?"

"Although you are the emperor, we are all human beings. Why should I obey you and let you control me? Don't you have any faults? Right, brother-in-law of the crown prince?"

"Uh-huh, no no"

"Bullshit! I am the emperor, the Son of Heaven. Everything I do is right. There is no way I can be wrong! Biao'er, this is the attitude of a monarch! Do you understand?"

"Understand? Or don't you understand?"

"Bah! You stinky old Zhu, you are just a king among the winners and losers, you are still a human being after all, do you really think that you become a god just because you become an emperor? Others may buy into this, but I, Ouyang Lun, won't. If I wasn't afraid that my wife would be without parents to love her, and my son would be without grandparents to care for him, I would have run away long ago, and you wouldn't be able to find me at all! I'm so angry at you, stinky old Zhu!"

"You son of a bitch! You kidnapped my daughter and sold her to a cold and miserable place like Northern Zhili for several years. I have never come to you to settle this account, and you still have the nerve to bring it up!"

"A bitter cold place? You are blind, old Zhu. It's not like you haven't been to Northern Zhili before. Is it bitter cold there? If you hadn't transferred me to the capital, I don't know how happy your daughter and I would have lived in Northern Zhili! How could I come to the capital to suffer your humiliation?"

"Okay! You finally speak your mind! I must teach you a lesson today!"

"Come on! I've seen you being unhappy for a long time."

(End of this chapter)