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

Chapter 565: Cooperation, get rid of Ouyang Lun! (Subscribe!!)
After hearing what Ouyang Lun said, Zhu Yuanzhang and his son Zhu Biao realized that building a railway was not as simple as they had imagined.

Ouyang Lun is doing this in the same way as conducting a large-scale military training!
Use the Beijing-Pingyuan Railway to build a powerful construction "army"!
The project department should never be underestimated.

Those who can enter the project department may achieve great things in the future!

"Okay, all is okay. Since we have handed the Beijing-Pingyuan Railway over to you, Ouyang Lun, we naturally trust you!"

"Anyone you, Ouyang Lun, like will be sent to your project department unconditionally. In addition, the officials, craftsmen, and engineers who are building the railway will all be given the best treatment!"

"It's up to you to decide how to arrange the personnel and how to train them. You just need to report the progress of the project on time."

Zhu Yuanzhang spoke with great determination.

At this moment he had made up his mind, everything was for the purpose of getting on the train smoothly.

"We have another request. Building a railway is a big deal, and we can't just decide here and start doing it. We have to bring it to the court to tell all the officials and listen to their opinions. Of course, we want to hear opinions of approval, not opposition!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said in a deep voice.

"Yes, I understand." Zhu Biao nodded immediately.

Ouyang Lun was also clear about what Zhu Yuanzhang said. The reason why he had to say it again in the court was to make all the officials shut up. This would be good for Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Biao and Ouyang Lun. It might be difficult for the officials to accomplish things, but it would be very easy for them to do bad things.

According to Zhu Yuanzhang, the Beijing-Pinggu Railway can be said to be the most important project of the Ming Dynasty in the next ten years. Its importance is no less than that of Qin Shihuang's construction of the Great Wall! !

The other officials are easy to deal with. The officials from the Prince Consort's Party will definitely give their full support. The key is the Huaixi Party. They are not on good terms with the Prince Consort's Party. Now that Ouyang Lun wants to build a railway, these guys may not even know what a train is, but when they think that Ouyang Lun is in charge, most of them will oppose it!

Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao gradually accepted the new thing like railways and trains after seeing the real things and hearing Ouyang Lun's explanation over and over again. However, the Huaixi Party and neutral officials did not receive such treatment. They were directly told that the court would mobilize the entire country to build the railway.

To be honest, it's hard for them not to object.

In other words, it is a foregone conclusion that the Huaixi Party and the neutral faction will join forces to oppose this matter.

Of course, there is a more important reason. If the construction of the Beijing-Pingkou Railway is seen as a huge piece of profit, then Zhu Yuanzhang and Ouyang Lun did not put the Huaixi Party and the neutral faction on the table for dividing the profits from the beginning. So when the Huaixi Party and the neutral faction learned the news, they naturally found it difficult to accept this situation.

Zhu Yuanzhang's attitude was firm, but he threw this difficult problem to Zhu Biao.

It can be seen that Zhu Yuanzhang was using this matter to train Zhu Biao and also to test Ouyang Lun. If Ouyang Lun could not even solve this problem, then he would not be qualified to lead the construction of the Beijing-Ping Railway. Perhaps Zhu Yuanzhang would come out again and promote the Beijing-Ping Railway project as the emperor.

What the situation will be like next will depend on the subsequent political discussions in the court.

"Ouyang Lun, do you have any objections?"

Zhu Yuanzhang asked deliberately.

"Your Majesty the Retired Emperor, Your Majesty the Emperor, since you have given me such great power, I will naturally not let you down." Ouyang Lun also became serious at this moment, "But I also hope that Your Majesty the Retired Emperor can do what he says."

Ouyang Lun was doing this for no other reason than to avoid having to attend the morning court and sit in the government office. He had to succeed this time.

The Beijing-Peicheng Railway connects the capital and Beiping. Once it is opened to traffic, it will bring huge economic benefits to Beiping. When he was working in Northern Zhili, the local people supported him a lot. He built roads, bridges, and reclaimed wasteland. The people of Northern Zhili never let Ouyang Lun down!
It is precisely because of the tacit cooperation between Ouyang Lun and the people of Northern Zhili that the current prosperity of Northern Zhili has been created.

However, Northern Zhili was indeed located in a remote area, which also affected its further development. The various products produced in Northern Zhili were difficult to sell to several provinces in the south. But with the Beijing-Pingcheng Railway, things were different.

Once the Beijing-Pingcheng Railway is completed and opened to traffic.

A large number of products will be transported directly to Beijing by rail, and then sent to all parts of the country using Beijing as a distribution center!

You must know that as the capital of the Ming Dynasty, the capital has the most developed waterway and highway transportation hubs, which will inevitably further drive the development of northern Zhili.

This can also be considered as a selfish motive of Ouyang Lun.

Therefore, whether for ourselves or for the people of Beijing and Northern Zhili, the Beijing-Pingcheng Railway must be built, and it must be built well and made into a model project! !

There is no doubt that Ouyang Lun and Zhu Yuanzhang are going to join forces this time!

"Ayawn!!"

At the Duke of Korea's mansion, Li Shanchang sneezed violently.

"Teacher, are you sick? You must take care of yourself! All the students in Huaixi are counting on you now!" A young man asked Li Shanchang with concern while fanning him.

"Zicheng! You are the only one who understands me!" Li Shanchang was quite satisfied with this young man.

This young man is none other than Huang Zicheng, one of the key targets of the Huaixi Party's training.

"It's all thanks to the teacher's good teaching!" Huang Zicheng said quickly.

Li Shanchang smiled and continued, "Zicheng, you came here today, I'm afraid it's not just because you care about me, right?"

"Teacher, you are wise. I have received the latest news. Your Majesty wants to send the two princes Zhu Xiongying and Zhu Yunwen to study at the Ministry of Clan Affairs. I am afraid that this is Ouyang Lun's conspiracy, so I have come to inform you." Huang Zicheng said hurriedly.

"Well, I have heard about this matter, but this is not the first time that a prince has entered the clan residence to study. Besides, this is a matter of the royal family, so it is not easy for us to interfere." Li Shanchang frowned.

"Teacher, it is indeed difficult for us to intervene, but there are people who are willing to intervene and are willing to cooperate with us!" Huang Zicheng said with a smile.

"Oh! Who?" Li Shanchang was surprised at first, then happy, and asked hurriedly.

You must know that the three largest political forces in the Ming Dynasty today are the Huaixi Party, the Prince Consort Party and the Emperor!

The centrists are wavering and not very strong, so they cannot be compared.

There are very few people who are qualified to cooperate with the Huaixi Party. If it were someone else, Li Shanchang would definitely curse. However, this was suggested by his favorite student Huang Zicheng, and he was obviously surprised.

"Teacher, the person who wants to cooperate with us is Taichang Temple Minister Lu Ben!" Huang Zicheng answered.

"Lü Ben!" Li Shanchang laughed immediately. "Zicheng, explain to me clearly whether this is Lü Ben's own idea or the Queen's idea!"

When Li Shanchang heard this, he naturally guessed that it was Queen Lu.

"Teacher, this is Lord Lu's intention as well as the Queen's. They want to cooperate and get rid of Ouyang Lun!" Huang Zicheng said softly.

"Get rid of Ouyang Lun, haha, they really dare to think!" Hearing this, Li Shanchang complained unhappily: "In fact, with the accession of His Majesty and the Lu family becoming the Queen, the power of the Lu family has increased rapidly during this period. On the one hand, the Lu family members have been promoted, and on the other hand, many officials have defected. Now the power of the Lu family is one of the three major forces in the court."

"If we can join forces with the Lu family, it won't be difficult to deal with Ouyang Lun and the Prince Consort's party! The premise is that His Majesty does not interfere."

"But I'm very confused. We have intended to join forces with the Lu family for a long time, but Lu Ben never said anything. Why are they suddenly planning to join forces now?" "Teacher, in my opinion, the Lu family may have felt threatened!" Huang Zicheng said.

"Zicheng, do you mean that His Majesty sent the prince to the Zongrenfu, causing the Lu family to have great hostility towards Ouyang Lun?" Li Shanchang asked hurriedly, "That shouldn't be the case! His Highness Zhu Yunwen also went to the Zongrenfu to study before, and was completely subdued by Ouyang Lun. I mentioned that since His Highness Zhu Yunwen came out of the Zongrenfu, he not only became studious, but also corrected his bad habit of teasing palace maids. It is a good thing for him to go to the Zongrenfu to study again. Now everyone can see that His Majesty still likes His Highness Zhu Yunwen very much!"

Huang Zicheng smiled and said, "Teacher, perhaps this is due to my contribution."

"Your contribution?! What did you do?" Li Shanchang asked hurriedly.

"In reply to the teacher, I didn't do anything. I just said some bad things about Ouyang Lun when I was teaching His Highness Yunwen. Of course, what I said was all true, which made His Highness Yunwen quite annoyed with Ouyang Lun. At the same time, I often secretly gave advice to the Queen. Over time, the Queen and His Highness Yunwen didn't like Ouyang Lun at all, and they felt that Ouyang Lun valued His Highness Zhu Xiongying more. Letting His Highness Zhu Yunwen go to the clan house was like a sheep walking into a tiger's mouth."

Huang Zicheng explained slowly.

"Zicheng, you are taking too much risks. If His Majesty and the Emperor knew that you taught the prince in this way, it would be a disaster. If the Emperor and His Majesty are furious, even if I am your father, I can't protect you!"

Li Shanchang said quickly.

"Teacher, my Huaixi Party has been hindered by the Prince Consort Party during this period. The real reason is Ouyang Lun. If Ouyang Lun falls, the Prince Consort Party will collapse!" Huang Zicheng said with a smile: "By that time, my Huaixi Party will surely rise again!"

"Control the government!"

Hearing this, Li Shanchang frowned at first, then smiled and said, "Good! You are worthy of being my disciple. You use this trick of killing with a borrowed knife very well!"

"There is a conflict between the Lu family and Ouyang Lun, and our Huaixi Party is manipulating behind the scenes. It will be difficult for us to lose this time!"

"Teacher, I have one more thing to report!" Huang Zicheng spoke again.

"Go on." Li Shanchang nodded with a smile.

"Teacher, before I came to submit this, I received a piece of news that Ouyang Lun is trying to persuade Your Majesty and the Emperor to make something called a "train". It seems that it can run very fast and can carry a lot of things. Moreover, it requires the efforts of the entire country. How much money will this cost!"

Huang Zicheng said with great sorrow: "Teacher, if His Majesty, the Emperor Emeritus, and Ouyang Lun discuss and decide on the matter directly, then our Huaixi Party and other forces will probably be abandoned."

Li Shanchang shook his head, "I won't abandon him. The emperor won't allow only one member of the consort's party to be in the court."

As he spoke, Li Shanchang's face darkened. "However, if His Majesty and the Emperor do not discuss such a big matter with the civil and military officials, then we must use practical actions to tell everyone that the Huaixi Party cannot be avoided in the affairs of the Ming Dynasty."

"Teacher, what should we do?" Huang Zicheng asked.

"Go and tell Lü Ben first that we have agreed to the cooperation!" Li Shanchang thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "Also, go find Qi Tai. The two of you will tell the officials of the Huaixi Party who are above the fifth rank to prepare their memorials and submit them tomorrow based on my expression!"

"Yes! The students will do it immediately!"

"Go!"

The next day was the beginning of the month.

It is also the day for early morning court session.

The morning court was held once every half a month, which greatly relieved the work pressure of officials and improved their efficiency. Since the morning court was held less frequently, officials actually cherished attending it.

During the morning court session, everyone was full of energy.

The officials lined up in one team, then divided into two teams under the guidance of the eunuchs and slowly entered the Taiji Hall.

"Your Majesty has arrived, all the ministers are here to attend the morning meeting!!"

"Long live my emperor! Long live!"

All the officials knelt down and saluted in unison.

"My dear ministers, please stand up!" Zhu Biao said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The ministers slowly stood up, and when they looked up, their faces were full of surprise.

Because what they saw was not only the Emperor Zhu Biao, but also the Emperor Emeritus Zhu Yuanzhang, who was sitting on another dragon throne nearby.

Why is the emperor here?

All the civil and military officials could not help but recall the fear they had in the past when they were dominated by Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Yuanzhang's appearance must mean something big was about to happen. Some officials who were less courageous were already sweating at this moment!
no way.

A group of cultural relics officials saluted Zhu Yuanzhang again.

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and said, "I came to Taiji Hall today just to take a look. Don't be nervous, my dear ministers! You can just pretend that I'm not here."

When you're not here?

You said it so lightly.

You still say it's okay? I won't believe it even if I kill myself!
Of course, these words were only murmured in the hearts of civil and military officials, and they dared not speak them out loud.

"My dear ministers, the emperor is here and can protect me. Let's start the morning court!"

Zhu Biao took the initiative to speak.

With the emperor's order, the morning court began smoothly, but the atmosphere in the court was much more solemn.

The six ministries and nine government offices reported one by one on the Ming Dynasty's government affairs over the past half month.

Wait until everyone has finished speaking.

Zhu Biao said, "Now that you have finished speaking, I have something to discuss with you!!"

Upon hearing this, Li Shanchang, who was about to stand up and make a memorial, immediately stopped and signaled to other Huaixi Party officials, asking them not to make a memorial for the time being.

"I wonder what important matter Your Majesty has!?"

"Your Majesty, please speak!"

"Your Majesty, if you speak at this time, it must be something important!"

(End of this chapter)