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

Chapter 540: Setting up the stage for a play, he, Ouyang Lun, plays the leading role (Please subscribe!!)

quiet--

The hall immediately became quiet.

Whether it was Huaixi Party leaders such as Lan Yu, Feng Sheng, and Fu Youde, or other Huaixi Party officials, all of them stopped talking and focused their eyes on Li Shanchang.

At this moment, Li Shanchang was undoubtedly the center of attention.

At this moment Lan Yu was completely sober. After all, he could not replace Li Shanchang's position in the Huaixi Party, at least not now.

Of course, Lan Yu did not have a strong idea to replace Li Shanchang. After all, with Li Shanchang planning and protecting him in front, he would feel much more comfortable. This had become a habit he had developed over the years.

This is true for Lan Yu, and even more so for others.

There is no doubt that Li Shanchang is still the "pillar" of the Huaixi Party.

Seeing that everyone at the scene was respectful to him, Li Shanchang felt a little satisfied.

In fact, the reason why he came to Lan Yu's house today was to declare his sovereignty and tell everyone that he, Li Shanchang, is still the boss of the Huaixi Party and no one can replace him.

"Ahem, this time His Majesty suddenly announced that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would take charge of the court. This was indeed beyond our expectations. The Ministry of Rites is already preparing for the enthronement ceremony. After the enthronement ceremony, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will officially become the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty!"

"This is an irreversible fact!"

"The old prime minister's analysis is correct. His Majesty has taken great pains to pave the way for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Not only did he allow you, the old prime minister, to return to the cabinet, but he also conferred double titles on Ouyang Lun. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that from now on the court will be a competition between the Huaixi Party and the Prince Consort Party!" Duke of Song Feng Sheng analyzed.

Fu Youde also spoke up, "The old prime minister and Ouyang Lun are the people chosen by His Majesty to assist His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince chose the Duke of Liang from the beginning. Now the Duke of Liang is the general of the cabinet and the old prime minister is the minister of the cabinet. You, one civil and one military, can guarantee the great advantage of our Huaixi Party! It seems that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ascending the throne will bring more benefits than disadvantages to us!"

Lan Yu nodded repeatedly, "Old Prime Minister, although I, Lan Yu, have become the general of the cabinet, I still follow your lead. If the two of us work together, it will be easy to deal with Ouyang Lun!"

Li Shanchang frowned at this moment, "I am naturally clear about what you said. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince appointed Lan Yu as the cabinet general. On the one hand, it was out of trust, and on the other hand, it was also to appease him. There may even be more reasons for the latter!"

"Don't underestimate Ouyang Lun. This time when His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is in power, he seems to have gained nothing. But after taking a closer look, I realized that he might be the one who gained the most!"

Hearing this, Lan Yu was a little dissatisfied and asked immediately: "What do you mean, old prime minister? Anyone with a discerning eye can see that my Huaixi Party is the biggest winner this time!"

"Lan Yu, you are still too young." Li Shanchang held up three fingers. "In my opinion, Ouyang Lun has at least three major gains from this change of imperial power!"

"This is my first reward. I have obtained two titles as a civil servant. If Your Majesty had only conferred a title of Marquis, I would not have thought much about it. However, Ouyang Lun now has a royal title, General Fengguo! The highest promotion to a Marquis is Duke, which is the same level as me. However, Ouyang Lun is General Fengguo. If we meet Ouyang Lun on the street, we have to salute him. This is not the most important thing. Since it is a title, he can be promoted. The royal title is the highest. He can be crowned king!"

"Ouyang Lun may very well be the first person in the Ming Dynasty to be crowned king while still alive. Of course, the probability of this happening is very low, but it is possible!"

After hearing what Li Shanchang said, everyone at the scene fell silent again, and their faces no longer looked so relaxed.

"Old Prime Minister, what about Ouyang Lun's other two gains?" Fu Youde asked.

"The second gain, you are so happy about it, have you forgotten that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has let Ouyang Lun be fully responsible for the military reform? That means the next military reform will have to be under the control of Ouyang Lun, and you generals will have to listen to his arrangements!" Li Shanchang said in a deep voice.

"Who is Ouyang Lun? Why should we listen to him? It's just right to let him be in charge of the military reform. If we don't listen to him and let him perform a one-man show, and the reform is not completed by then, let's see how he will explain to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Majesty. By that time, everyone will know that Ouyang Lun is incompetent! Isn't this better!"

A Huaixi Party general said immediately.

Li Shanchang looked at the general as if he were an idiot and said speechlessly, "You are really smart. Ouyang Lun is in charge of military reform. Who does he represent? His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the new emperor of Ming. By tripping up Ouyang Lun, do you want to drag our Huaixi Party into the abyss?"

"Besides, Ouyang Lun seems to be a kind person who doesn't fight or compete with others. If you make trouble for him, he will have ten thousand ways to deal with you. Don't forget that in the end, where you generals will go and what positions you will hold will all be decided by Ouyang Lun!"

"Let me give you an analogy. For example, with the ability and qualifications of Duke Song Feng Sheng, there would be no problem for him to be the military chief of the five major military regions in the southeast, northwest, and central regions. However, Ouyang Lun made an excuse that Feng Sheng did not cooperate with the military system reform and only let Feng Sheng be the military chief of a provincial military region. I don't need to explain how big the gap is."

hiss--

After hearing what Li Shanchang said, all the Huaixi Party generals present gasped, and the general who had just proposed to trip up Ouyang Lun turned pale.

"Isn't this a bit too serious, old Prime Minister? Ouyang Lun does represent His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and has great power in military reform, but I, Lan Yu, am now the general of the military cabinet. I can always say a few words. I don't believe he can touch me! I am the general of the cabinet appointed by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince himself! As long as I, Lan Yu, am here, I will never let Ouyang Lun do anything reckless!" Lan Yu said in a deep voice.

"Lan Yu, what you said makes sense. You can indeed express your opinions as the general of the cabinet, but if Ouyang Lun doesn't listen, what can you do to him? Don't forget that the military system reform has not been completed yet, and your power as the general of the military cabinet is not complete!" Li Shanchang said slowly.

"Uh" Lan Yu was dumbfounded, "You can express your opinions, but people don't listen" This was really a bit disappointing.

"Damn it, are we just going to let Ouyang Lun control us and we can't do anything about it?" Lan Yu said angrily and helplessly.

"Of course I can." Li Shanchang took a sip from the teacup, then slowly said, "Before His Majesty announced that he would be the Crown Prince, he promoted and rewarded both me and Ouyang Lun. His purpose was very clear. He wanted us to cooperate and assist His Majesty, but also wanted us to compete with each other. This would provide a good platform for His Majesty to control the court!"

"Military reform is the first thing that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has done since he took control of the court. This must be done beautifully and everyone will be happy. Therefore, not only can we not stop Ouyang Lun from carrying out military reform, but we must also fully cooperate. In this way, Ouyang Lun will certainly not make things difficult for us. If we can do this beautifully, His Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can rest assured!"

That's it!

After Li Shanchang's explanation, all the Huaixi Party officials at the scene nodded in understanding.

"Hmph! We work hard and Ouyang Lun shines. It makes me uncomfortable just thinking about it!" Lan Yu muttered unhappily.

Other Huaixi Party officials also immediately started to complain. "That's right, isn't this just like setting up a stage for a play, with Ouyang Lun playing the leading role and us only being supporting roles?"

"If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was singing an opera, it would be fine, and we would naturally support him, but he, Ouyang Lun, is just a top scholar. When we were helping the Zhu family conquer the world, he, Ouyang Lun, was still a child!"

"Ha ha!"

Listening to the Huaixi Party officials' contemptuous words towards Ouyang Lun, Li Shanchang looked quite helpless, and then he knocked the ground heavily with the crutch in his hand.

When everyone heard the knocking sound, they immediately quieted down.

"Old Prime Minister, are we wrong?"

An official from the Huaixi Party said cautiously.

"Wrong, absolutely wrong!" Li Shanchang said in a deep voice: "In fact, I have been thinking about a question, that is, our Huaixi Party is so powerful, why do we lose to Ouyang Lun, the so-called scholar champion in your mouth!"

"I couldn't figure it out before, but now I understand. We all underestimated Ouyang Lun, from top to bottom, including me!"

"We helped Your Majesty to establish the country. We defeated Yang Xian and Liu Bowen and the Zhejiang Party. To be honest, we don't take anyone seriously except Your Majesty the Emperor. But what I said is what you think in your heart?!"

Li Shanchang's slightly cloudy eyes now became able to see through people's hearts and see through the thoughts of everyone present.

After hearing what Li Shanchang said, no one from the Huaixi Party dared to look at Li Shanchang, obviously agreeing with what Li Shanchang said.

Seeing this, Li Shanchang sighed again, "To be honest, I was the same as you at the beginning. Even now, I still think I am much more noble than Ouyang Lun!"

"But it is precisely because of our mentality that we have failed repeatedly in the past!"

"Ouyang Lun is no longer the top scholar of the past. He is now a minister of the Ming Cabinet, in charge of the Ministry of Revenue, the Taxation Bureau, and the entire military reform. He is also the clan leader, in charge of the clan members of the Ming Dynasty. In addition, he is also the leader of the Prince Consort Party. Do you know what this means?"

"It means that he controls the financial power of the Ming Dynasty. The royal family members and officials of the imperial concubine's party all stand behind him. He can change the military situation of the Ming Dynasty with just one word. Such power is hard to describe with the word monstrous. Perhaps only the Huaixi Party at its peak can compete with it!"

"If Ouyang Lun hadn't cooperated with me and helped my Huaixi Party at the morning court today, you might not be happy and celebrating now, but would be devastated because you lost your military power and private army! Thinking about the final way out!"

"From now on, I want each of you to remember that Ouyang Lun has become one of the most powerful people in the Ming Dynasty!"

"Ouyang Lun is an extremely powerful enemy. We must pay enough attention to him!"

The words fell.

The hall was silent.

"Old Prime Minister, we know we were wrong!" Lan Yu clenched his fists and gritted his teeth, saying, "I, Lan Yu, am a warrior. Just tell me what we should do next. Apart from asking me, Lan Yu, to kneel down and apologize to Ouyang Lun, I can do everything else!"

"Who asked you to kneel down and apologize to Lan Yu?" Li Shanchang said unhappily, "Just stop looking down on Ouyang Lun! Also, you have to understand that there are no permanent enemies in the court. We have to compete with Ouyang Lun and the Prince Consort Party, but sometimes we also need to cooperate."

"The real game begins! It's not easy for us to kill Ouyang Lun, and it's not easy for Ouyang Lun to kill us either."

Li Shanchang's words not only reminded the Huaixi Party officials, but also encouraged them.

The Huaixi Party officials gradually recovered from the blow and their faces became more serious.

"Old Prime Minister, you just said that Ouyang Lun had three major gains this time. You only mentioned two. What about the third benefit?" Duke Song Feng Sheng asked curiously.

"The third benefit is the morning court system that has been changed." Li Shanchang replied.

"The morning court system, this isn't really any benefit at all, is it? It just allows Ouyang Lun to be more lazy, and we can be just as relaxed." Lan Yu said with some indifference.

“Lan Yu, I just told you not to underestimate the enemy and not to think too simply of Ouyang Lun, and you have that old problem again!” Li Shanchang said unhappily, “On the surface, Ouyang Lun suggested changing the morning court system for his own benefit, but it also benefits the civil and military officials. The officials of the Prince Consort Party will naturally be grateful to Ouyang Lun. In addition, the centrists and the remnants of the Zhejiang East Party will also thank Ouyang Lun, and even you will applaud him. What Ouyang Lun has gained is prestige!”

"This kind of thing that was originally impossible to change can be changed in Ouyang Lun's hands. All civil and military officials will have a sense of trust in Ouyang Lun. This is the most terrifying thing."

"Ouyang Lun is so young, yet his prestige is so high. If a few years pass, I'm afraid I'll have to admit defeat!"

Li Shanchang shook his head, then looked at Lan Yu and said, "Luckily, you have a closer relationship with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Not only are you the brother-in-law of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but you are also the uncle of His Royal Highness Zhu Xiongying, the Crown Prince's eldest son. In the future, we must make good use of this relationship and manage it well. It may not be worse than Ouyang Lun!"

"But remember, never underestimate the enemy again."

After Li Shanchang finished speaking, Lan Yu suddenly felt full of fighting spirit and desire.

The other Huaixi Party officials also smiled again on their serious expressions.

No matter what, Li Shanchang and Lan Yu are both in the Ming Dynasty's political cabinet and military cabinet, while the Prince Consort's party only has Ouyang Lun, which is equivalent to two against one. Coupled with the relationship between Lan Yu and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, it is really hard to imagine how the Huaixi Party will lose!

Of course, it is undeniable that Ouyang Lun and the Prince Consort's party pose a great threat to them. What will follow is party struggle, and they have many means to use!
"According to you, old Prime Minister, we have both gained something from this fight with Ouyang Lun. The real party struggle will only begin after the military system is reformed?" asked Duke of Song Feng Sheng.

"That's exactly what I mean."

(End of this chapter)