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

Chapter 536 Biao'er, I'll leave this court to you (Please subscribe!!)
As Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking.

The Tai Chi Hall fell silent again.

Swish--

Everyone looked at the two men on the dragon throne.

Zhu Biao, who had been the crown prince for more than 20 years, finally ascended to the highest position.

This is undoubtedly an extremely important matter for the entire Ming Dynasty.

In fact, in the minds of many ministers, although Zhu Yuanzhang loved Crown Prince Zhu Biao very much and trained Zhu Biao as the only successor to the Ming Dynasty, if Crown Prince Zhu Biao wanted to inherit the Ming Dynasty, he had to wait until Zhu Yuanzhang's death.

But what they never expected was that Zhu Yuanzhang made such a decision at the first morning court session of the new year.

It was shocking and sudden, but when I thought about it carefully, it seemed reasonable.

Zhu Yuanzhang abdicated early and became the emperor emeritus, while the crown prince Zhu Biao inherited the throne. With the protection of the living Zhu Yuanzhang, the succession of imperial power this time will be extremely smooth!

This is definitely a very good thing for the Ming Dynasty.

Looking back at all dynasties, was there ever a change of imperial power that did not involve hidden dangers?

But this time, Ming Dynasty can say with certainty - No!
Some people even feel that it is a bit too bland.

When Zhu Biao officially succeeds to the throne, he will be Emperor Zhu Biao, the Supreme Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, and the Ming Dynasty will officially begin the reign of the second emperor Zhu Biao.

The officials did not have any problems to adapt to. After all, Zhu Biao had served as regent many times before and most of the government affairs were handled by Zhu Biao. As the crown prince for more than 20 years, Zhu Biao had enough prestige and ability, and no one could find any fault with him.

For various reasons, even though Zhu Yuanzhang announced the news suddenly, all civil and military officials quickly accepted it after a brief period of confusion.

Even many officials were secretly happy about Zhu Biao's ascension to the throne.

As the founding emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang's abilities are naturally beyond doubt. The Ming Dynasty has developed better and better over the years, but Zhu Yuanzhang's hands are stained with too much blood, including that of his enemies and his own people!
Of the group of heroes who had followed Zhu Yuanzhang to build his kingdom, more than 20 years have passed. How many of them are still standing in the court intact?

Civil and military officials were more afraid of Zhu Yuanzhang. Once people are afraid, they will be hesitant to do things and will not be able to display their abilities. They can only exert 50% of their full abilities, or even less. Those officials who want to make achievements are very uncomfortable!

It is even more difficult for those officials who want to gain more benefits for themselves or their families!

But now that Zhu Biao has ascended the throne, even if Zhu Yuanzhang is still here, ruling the country from behind the scenes, they believe that life will be better and their situation will improve!

Of course, there were also cautious officials who were constantly weighing and analyzing in their minds, because they suspected that the event of Crown Prince Zhu Biao ascending the throne was a deliberate attempt by Zhu Yuanzhang to test them. However, when they saw that Zhu Yuanzhang invited Zhu Biao to sit on the throne together, no matter how cautious they were, they believed that Zhu Yuanzhang really wanted to abdicate and become the emperor.

The silence in the court made Zhu Yuanzhang frown.

"What's wrong with you? I asked Biao'er to preside over the government, and you guys can't speak?"

"Or are you guys not saying anything against it, but questioning my decision in your heart?"

"kindness!?"

Zhu Yuanzhang said in a deep voice.

After hearing this, the officials who had originally wanted to wait and see were frightened.

An official immediately stood up and reported to Zhu Biao.

"Your Highness, the Ministry of Works requests an additional allocation of 5 million taels to repair the Yellow River and other river facilities."

"Okay." Zhu Biao nodded naturally. "The Yellow River flood is the biggest danger in China over the years. Now that our Ming Dynasty is developing very well, we must pay more attention to preventing floods in advance!"

"Shan Anren."

"I'm here!" Minister of Works Shan Anren hurried out.

"I give you this money, but you must use it well. Every penny must be spent on the river. If there is any mistake, I will be held accountable!" Zhu Biao said loudly.

"Please rest assured, Your Highness. I will keep an eye on this matter personally." Shan Anren quickly agreed.

"It's not enough for you to just keep an eye on him." Zhu Biao said, and then he called out the name again, "Guo Zi."

"Chen is here!"

Guo Zi was a little confused as to why he was called.

"Guo Zi, you are now the deputy commander of the tax inspection. I remember when the tax inspection department was first established, my brother-in-law, ahem, Prince Consort Ouyang, once said that tax inspection is not only about tax collection, but also about where the court's money is spent and whether it is implemented. I will naturally not trouble Prince Consort Ouyang with such a small matter, so I will leave this matter to you!"

"Five million for river repairs, keep an eye on it!"

"Yes." Before agreeing, Guo Zi first looked at Ouyang Lun, then looked at Zhu Yuanzhang. Seeing that neither of them reacted, he agreed decisively.

Normally, Zhu Biao would not need to attach so much importance to the five million, but this was the first time he made a decision alone regarding the river repair funds, and it was in front of Zhu Yuanzhang, Ouyang Lun and all the civil and military officials, so he had to do it well.

Next, several officials raised some government affairs, and Zhu Biao handled them one by one, just like the emperor handling government affairs in the morning court.

Zhu Yuanzhang did not interrupt the entire process, leaving it entirely to Zhu Biao.

Zhu Biao handled the situation very skillfully and appropriately, gradually getting into the state.

At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang secretly gave a look to the Minister of War Tang Duo, and the latter immediately understood what Zhu Yuanzhang meant.

"Your Highness, I have a report to make!"

Minister of War Tang Duo immediately stood up.

"Minister Tang, what do you want?"

Zhu Biao asked.

"Since Your Majesty has just said that all government affairs will be handled by Your Highness the Crown Prince from now on, then I would like to propose that all military power be returned to the court and that generals be prohibited from raising private armies! Please make the decision, Your Highness the Crown Prince!"

After the Minister of War Tang Duo finished speaking, he simply bowed with his hands clasped in worship, his head lowered, not even raising it.

As soon as these words came out.

The entire Tai Chi Hall was in an uproar.

In particular, the Huaixi Party generals headed by Lan Yu directly cursed the Minister of War Tang Duo.

"Tang Duo, are you crazy? You just proposed it but it was rejected by His Majesty, and now you propose it again?"

"Tang Duo, what on earth do you want to do? His Majesty just said to put it on hold for now! Are you going to disobey the Imperial Edict?" "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has just taken over state affairs, and you are bringing up old matters again. You are clearly trying to embarrass His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

"What's the intention?"

"Your Highness, I want to report this Tang Duo!"

"Your Highness, this Tang Duo is clearly causing trouble. He should be dismissed and expelled from the Taiji Palace!"

Looking at the increasingly excited generals of the Huaixi Party, Li Shanchang was the most anxious. The situation that had finally calmed down was ignited again. He was full of dissatisfaction with Tang Duo, but Li Shanchang knew better that Tang Duo was not the real driving force behind the incident!
It seemed more like Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to use this matter to test Crown Prince Zhu Biao.

Li Shanchang thought for a moment, then turned around and gave a wink to Lan Yu, Feng Sheng and others. After receiving Li Shanchang's wink, the latter and others stopped making noise, and Li Shanchang stood up.

Zhu Biao bowed and said, "Your Highness, I think Minister Tang is right. The issue of military power and private soldiers is related to the safety of the Ming Dynasty. We need to make a decision as soon as possible to reassure the generals in the court!"

"Please let your highness make the decision!"

Li Shanchang's words were quite clever. He did not directly protest like Lan Yu and others did. Instead, he supported Zhu Biao to stand up and make a decision on the matter!

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang showed a satisfied smile on his face, thinking that Li Shanchang was sensible and did not choose to sabotage. It now depended on the decision of Crown Prince Zhu Biao.

In Zhu Yuanzhang's plan, since he had decided to let Zhu Biao inherit the throne, he had to behave like a king. Zhu Biao handled the government affairs well and skillfully, but those alone could not support an emperor. If he wanted to be a good emperor, he must be able to handle such extremely difficult matters.

Zhu Yuanzhang did not plan to take any action next. Although military power and private army were quite important, no matter how important they were, they could not compare to the training of the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Yuanzhang also wanted to see how his most valued son, Zhu Biao, the first crown prince of the Ming Dynasty, who was favored by all officials and people, would perform after he really became emperor. He also wanted to see whether he could be completely assured in handing over the entire Ming Dynasty to him!

Zhu Yuanzhang had extremely high expectations for Zhu Biao, especially since Zhu Biao had been learning from Ouyang Lun in the past two years, so Zhu Yuanzhang had even higher expectations for him.

After hearing Tang Duo's new proposal, the fierce resistance and opposition from generals such as Lan Yu, and Li Shanchang's support and inquiry, the smile on Zhu Biao's face gradually faded, and was replaced by a serious expression.

Zhu Biao had been the crown prince for more than 20 years, and he had become very skilled in observing people's words and expressions. Li Shanchang had already spoken, but his father Zhu Yuanzhang still hadn't said a word. It was obvious that he really had to handle it alone.

To be honest, Zhu Biao was already a little nervous.

Faced with such extremely sensitive issues as military power and private army, as well as the protests from Huaixi Party officials, Zhu Biao was obviously at a loss. Zhu Biao subconsciously looked in the direction of Ouyang Lun, but Ouyang Lun had put on fake eyes on his eyelids again and was breathing evenly. He was probably asleep by now.

Ouyang Lun's unique sense of relaxation encouraged Zhu Biao and relieved his tension.

What are you afraid of!
My father and brother-in-law are both here, so I have nothing to worry about.

Thinking of this, Zhu Biao's eyes became extremely sharp, "Tang Shangshu, Li Neige, what you said, I agree with it very much!"

"The issue of military power and private soldiers really needs to be dealt with as soon as possible."

Upon hearing this, the atmosphere in the Taiji Hall suddenly became tense. Just now, because of this matter, the Prince Consort Party and the Huaixi Party almost started a fight, but in the end there was no result. Now that Zhu Biao has just taken charge of the court, is he going to solve this problem once and for all?
Whether the military power is taken back or not, and whether the private army is abolished or not, this involves the interests of everyone in the Tai Chi Hall. Whether it is taken back or not, whether it is continued or abolished, some people will be happy and some will be upset!
From what Zhu Biao said, it seemed that he had already found a solution to the problem.

This makes more people look forward to Zhu Biao's decision.

At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang was looking at his son Zhu Biao who was sitting next to him. He was also very curious about what decision his son would make regarding this matter!

If Zhu Yuanzhang had done it himself, there would be no need to say anything more. He would have completely taken back the military power and not allowed his generals to have private soldiers.

But the person who makes the decision now is Zhu Biao. Zhu Biao and his son Zhu Yuanzhang have completely different personalities. Zhu Yuanzhang is bold and resolute, and he is decisive in killing people, while Zhu Biao is kind, generous and humble. When dealing with this matter, there may be a different result.

"Please speak frankly, Your Highness! We are all ears!"

Li Shanchang saluted Zhu Biao again.

"Please speak frankly, Your Highness. We are all ears!"

With Li Shanchang taking the lead, other officials followed quickly.

Zhu Biao thought for a moment, then said, "I have already made a decision on this matter!"

"I think what Minister of War Tang Duo said is absolutely right!"

"Regarding the military power and private soldiers outside, I think they should be dealt with as soon as possible!" Zhu Biao continued: "They must also be dealt with properly!"

wow——

The entire Tai Chi Hall was filled with silence.

Lan Yu, Feng Sheng and others were all a little confused, and Li Shanchang's eyes were dull and the expression on his face was frozen. He never expected that Zhu Biao, who was always gentle, would decide such an important matter at his first morning court session!

Logically speaking, shouldn't Zhu Biao reject Tang Duo's suggestion? This is in line with Zhu Biao's character!

Could it be that Zhu Biao was going to abandon the Huaixi Party and throw himself completely into the arms of the Prince Consort Party?
Zhu Biao and Ouyang Lun had a good relationship, which was known to all the civil and military officials in the court, but the relationship between their Huaixi Party and Zhu Biao was not bad either! Lan Yu even often went to the East Palace for dinner! Therefore, the Huaixi Party never thought that Zhu Biao would abandon them for Ouyang Lun!
But after hearing that Zhu Biao agreed to take back the generals' military power and abolish the private army, his mentality collapsed and he even became a little confused.

If Zhu Biao completely stands on Ouyang Lun's side, what should their Huaixi Party do?
Maybe in the end there is only one way to go.

Lan Yu was on the verge of exploding at this moment. Just when Lan Yu was about to speak, Zhu Biao spoke again.

"I thought about it and realized that it is indeed important to deal with this matter, but the way to deal with it needs to be changed."

kindness! ?

After hearing what Zhu Biao said, the Huaixi Party members, who were already in despair and about to explode, seemed to see a glimmer of hope and quickly looked at Zhu Biao.

"Your Highness, how do you plan to change it?"

Li Shanchang asked hurriedly.

Military power and private army are extremely important to the Huaixi Party. They are the confidence and capital for them to "survive and make a living."

They will not let go of any chance to keep their military power and private army.

"Cough cough!"

Zhu Biao coughed twice, then looked at Ouyang Lun and whispered, "Brother-in-law. Brother-in-law."

"What?" Ouyang Lun opened his eyes reluctantly.

"Brother-in-law, can I tell you about the new military system we discussed before?" Zhu Biao asked.

Ouyang Lun rolled his eyes and said, "You have the right to speak your mind, but I must remind you that such military reform will be subversive, and I cannot guarantee its success."

(End of this chapter)