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

Chapter 585 This is the mind of the emperor! (Subscribe please!!)
If there really was something wrong with Ouyang Lun, he would definitely not have such an expression. Moreover, all the information they received came from folk rumors. They did not see any official news at all. Even the major court newspapers did not report it.

If there is any party that is more likely to cause problems, it is undoubtedly the Huaixi Party.

You have to know that the Huaixi Party has existed for such a long time, and it can be said that it has a lot of bad deeds, not to mention the Hu Weiyong rebellion, the empty seal case, the four southern provinces economic case, the Ministry of Revenue corruption case, etc. Although there was no evidence in the end to prove that Li Shanchang had a direct connection with these cases, but as the leader of the Huaixi Party, how could Li Shanchang know nothing about these!
Thinking of this, several officials from the neutral faction have begun to back off.

They don't want to be used as a gun by Li Shanchang.

Seeing this situation, Li Shanchang was somewhat surprised and disappointed.

He didn't expect that Ouyang Lun would break the atmosphere of doubt that he had worked so hard to create with just this one sentence. It was a pity that he didn't knock Ouyang Lun down in one go!
snort!
Ouyang Lun, do you think you can clear yourself of all suspicion with just one sentence?
It's impossible!

I have been digging this hole for so long. If I don’t bury you completely, it will be a waste of effort!

Through various publicity efforts in the early stages, not only did the people's suspicious eyes fall on Ouyang Lun, but Qi Tai's prestige among the people was also greatly enhanced. It can be said that Qi Tai is now a figure who can stand shoulder to shoulder with Ouyang Lun in the minds of the people!
This is also what the people want to see. What's the point of you, Ouyang Lun, performing a one-man show alone?

If I were a dozen years younger, I would definitely fight you, Ouyang Lun, to the end! ! Of course, Li Shanchang just thought about this idea. He knew that he was old, and for his own safety, it would be best to send someone in his prime to fight Ouyang Lun!
Thinking of this, Li Shanchang gave a look to Huang Zicheng behind him, and the latter immediately understood.

He immediately stood up and said, "Your Majesty, Grand Emperor, I think Prince Consort Ouyang is avoiding the important issues and must have something to hide!"

"Prince Consort Ouyang is a member of the Ming royal family and the chief minister of the imperial cabinet. His every word and action represents the imperial court and the royal family. Since he made a mistake, just admit it. Why be so stubborn!"

"This will have an impact on our Ming Dynasty court and the royal family!"

After saying that, Huang Zicheng looked at Ouyang Lun again, "Prince Consort Ouyang, we are all His Majesty's subjects. All we think about is how to serve the court and bow to His Majesty. You should not care too much about yourself!"

Huang Zicheng's words sounded so high-sounding, and every word was for the good of the court, the royal family, and Ouyang Lun, but in fact he was harboring evil intentions.

The purpose was nothing more than to induce Ouyang Lun to admit it. As long as Ouyang Lun admitted it, things would be much simpler afterwards. Ouyang Lun would become a fish on the chopping board, to be slaughtered by the Huaixi Party.

The tone of Huang Zicheng's speech did not suggest that the two were political enemies at all, but more like long-time friends.

Zhu Yuanzhang saw all the actions of the Huaixi Party, but his mind was as clear as a mirror.

This Li Shanchang is quite capable. He found a good disciple from the younger generation of the Huaixi Party. The disciple is eloquent and uses submissive methods. If given more time, he will definitely become a leading figure among the civil servants of the Huaixi Party after Li Shanchang.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Ouyang Lun. He was looking forward to how Ouyang Lun would fight back. This good show had just begun!

Zhu Biao questioned Zhu Yuanzhang with his eyes, as if he wanted to speak, but Zhu Yuanzhang stopped him with the same look. Now was not the time for them father and son to end, so he just had to watch.

"Your Majesty, the people are now full of resentment, and there are more and more speculations about various conspiracies of the court. This matter must be resolved immediately, and there must be no compromise!"

"I think Prince Consort Ouyang is no longer suitable to continue to manage the construction of the Beijing-Pingcheng Railway. He must also personally give an explanation to the people of Ming Dynasty, otherwise there will be bigger problems!"

Huang Zicheng spoke again.

Although Huang Zicheng was still eloquent and confident this time, apart from the officials from the Huaixi Party, few officials from the neutral faction agreed with him.

Seeing that the situation was somewhat unstable, Huang Zicheng glanced at Li Shanchang. After seeing Li Shanchang nod, Huang Zicheng spoke again.

"Your Majesty, I have something I have been wanting to say for a long time. It is true that Prince Consort Ouyang designed the Beijing-Pingyuan Railway, but Prince Consort Ouyang should never be allowed to control the construction of the railway alone. Too much power will inevitably lead to corruption!"

"Prince Consort Ouyang may not do that, but there is no way to guarantee that his subordinates will do that. There should be no one to supervise!"

"The people's doubts about the Beijing-Pingcheng Railway are enough to explain the problem. In my opinion, the project department should arrange for several respected people like Song Lian, Lu Chang and others to take charge. Only in this way can the construction of the railway be truly guaranteed! Not only the people, but even His Majesty and the Emperor will feel much more at ease!"

Ho!
When Huang Zicheng said this, the neutral officials who had originally planned to stay out of the matter became moved.

Now no one will question the importance and huge benefits of the Beijing-Pingyuan Railway.

Anyone who participates in it will gain both fame and fortune!
Even a fool could understand what Huang Zicheng said: the Huaixi Party was inviting officials from neutral factions to share the benefits.

It was to tell the officials of the neutral faction openly that if they cooperated with their Huaixi Party, they could share the huge benefits of the Beijing-Pingcheng Railway together.

Officials from neutral factions may not be tempted by real money, but it is hard not to be tempted by the huge reputation hidden in it.

After a little hesitation, representatives of the neutral faction such as Song Lian and Lu Chang looked apologetically at Ouyang Lun.

There is no way. They will not remain indifferent in the face of huge interests.

"Your Majesty, I think what Mr. Huang said makes sense!"

"I will reconsider!"

Song Lian, Lu Chang and others also expressed their opinions.

For a moment, the situation that Ouyang Lun had just broken became dangerous again.

At this moment, Zhu Biao also understood the thoughts of the Huaixi Party and the neutral faction officials. It was simple: they just wanted to take the power of the Beijing-Pingcheng Railway from Ouyang Lun.

Zhu Yuanzhang had long seen through these people's thoughts.

Facing the requests of most officials, Zhu Yuanzhang did not respond directly. Instead, he looked at Ouyang Lun and said with a hint of ridicule, "Sir Ouyang, as the person involved, you should at least say a few words, right?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's words did not have any clear bias, just like a cold judge.

Swish--

As Zhu Yuanzhang spoke, everyone in the hall shifted their gazes to Ouyang Lun, with different expressions on their faces.

Officials from the Prince Consort's party were naturally worried and expectant.

The officials of the Huaixi Party have bad intentions and are like vicious wolves, ready to pounce at any time.

The officials from the neutral faction had complicated expressions. After all, what they pursued most was "interest" and they did not want to completely fall out with Ouyang Lun.

As things developed to this point, Ouyang Lun's expression remained calm, but his brows were slightly furrowed. It was not because he felt that this matter was very difficult, but he was simply a little annoyed. Is this Huaixi party a dog-skin plaster today? There is no end to it.

And there is Lao Zhu!

This guy must know what old man Li Shanchang is up to! What's the result? He sits on the Diaoyutai and secretly stirs up trouble!
What a cunning old man!

Ouyang Lun not only saw what Li Shanchang, the Huaixi Party, Song Lian, and Lu Chang, the neutral officials, wanted to do, but also saw what Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to do! It was nothing more than seeing that the Beijing-Pingcheng Railway had officially started construction, and felt that their share of the benefits was low, so they wanted to redistribute the benefits. As the emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't speak to him directly, so he used Li Shanchang, Song Lian, Lu Chang and others.

It was obvious that Ouyang Lun was being forced to make concessions.

This is the emperor's mind!

But Ouyang Lun doesn't agree with you. If you talk to me nicely, I will give you a little more. I am not a stingy person. Originally, this railway was built for you, Zhu Yuanzhang. Now you want even greater benefits. It's simply asking for too much.

Can you get used to this bad habit?

Of course not!

Ouyang Lun shook his head, glanced at the other officials, and said calmly: "Since you want to talk to me about things and the situation, then we have to talk about it today!"

"First of all, do you have any evidence for the things you said, such as my monopoly of power, exclusion of dissidents, and even corruption?!"

The hall suddenly became quiet.

"You are just talking nonsense without any evidence. Don't you have common sense to not believe in rumors or spread them?"

Ouyang Lun rolled his eyes, and then said to Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao: "Your Majesty, the Retired Emperor, you have seen it just now. They want to punish me, the son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty and the chief minister of the imperial cabinet, without even producing any evidence. To put it mildly, they are just believing in rumors. To put it more seriously, they are framing their superiors and disrupting the government and the government!"

"I think they should be dealt with!"

After saying that, Ouyang Lun turned around and looked at the ministers. His eyes were so fierce that many of them retreated in fear.

Li Shanchang was also frightened by Ouyang Lun's expression, but he quickly calmed himself down. He also knew that now was the critical moment of "wrestling" with Ouyang Lun. If he retreated at this time, he would lose. Not to mention defeating Ouyang Lun, he would not even be able to control the Beijing-Pingcheng Railway!
"Prince Consort Ouyang is indeed as good as his reputation for being eloquent!"

"If you hadn't eliminated dissidents, would you have exiled my two Huaixi disciples to the frontier?! If there were no problems with the construction site you managed, would the people of the Ming Dynasty have continued to question it?!"

"I remember that the people of the Ming Dynasty always thought you were a good official and supported you! But now they think you, Ouyang Lun, are a traitor!"

"If it was just one or two people saying that, that would be fine, but now there are tens of thousands of people questioning you! Do you think these people are blind and deaf?"

"Prince Consort Ouyang, have you ever heard of the saying that justice is in the heart of the people?"

"In that case, Prince Consort Ouyang, do you still want to quibble?!"

Li Shanchang once again put on his righteous appearance, and he no longer believed that he could not take down Ouyang Lun today, as he had the support of thousands of people below him, the support of the Huaixi Party and officials of neutral factions in the middle, and the tacit approval of the retired emperor Zhu Yuanzhang above him!

Li Shanchang didn't believe that Ouyang Lun could escape unscathed this time! !
In Li Shanchang's opinion, the reason why Ouyang Lun was so arrogant was, on the one hand, because Ouyang Lun did have some ability, and on the other hand, Ouyang Lun was deeply loved by the people. These two points made Ouyang Lun almost invincible.

But now, the overall plan for the Beijing-Pingcheng Railway has been released, and the supply chain, technical personnel, construction units, etc. have all been prepared. In other words, Ouyang Lun's ability is no longer the most important thing, and people are generally skeptical of Ouyang Lun.

In other words, Ouyang Lun’s two major supports are all gone.

I really don’t know how long you can continue to be crazy!!

Let’s see what you say next.

However, at this moment, Ouyang Lun laughed.

Um! ?

Li Shanchang looked at Ouyang Lun in confusion, "Ouyang Lun, why are you laughing? Did I say something wrong? Or do you have nothing to say and can only rely on laughter to demonstrate your inner fear?!"

"Master Li, Master Li, do you think you understand me very well?!"

"Those people?"

"Haha, they are just a bunch of short-sighted, stupid people!"

"If I had to rely on their trust to survive, I, Ouyang Lun, would have died countless times!"

Ouyang Lun said in a deep voice.

Um! ?

Hearing Ouyang Lun's words, Li Shanchang was stunned.

He originally thought that Ouyang Lun would continue to find excuses to quibble, but he ended up directly defining the people. Was he going to abandon the people completely?

Great!
After today's court meeting, we just need to spread Ouyang Lun's words, and soon the little goodwill that is left in the hearts of the people will be gone.

Having cut himself off from the people, Ouyang Lun will only face a miserable end! !

Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao were also quite shocked after hearing what Ouyang Lun said, and there was a look of doubt in their eyes.

They knew Ouyang Lun. Although this guy was lazy, he treated the people very well. It could be said that the fact that the people of the Ming Dynasty could live such a life today had a lot to do with Ouyang Lun!

It is certain that Ouyang Lun loves the people, but I don’t know why Ouyang Lun defines the people in this way.

Officials from the Prince Consort's party and the neutral faction were also quite confused about this. They all looked at Ouyang Lun, wanting to get an explanation from him.

At this time, Ouyang Lun also spoke again, "Your Majesty, the emperor, this time the turmoil at the Beijing-Pingcheng railway construction site was obviously someone taking advantage of the situation to cause trouble. He couldn't even see such a simple situation clearly, but was led by the mastermind behind the scenes and used the whole time. Isn't this just being a troublemaker?"

"To say that these unruly people are stupid and short-sighted is to compliment them!"

"If all the people of the Ming Dynasty are like this, I don't think there is any hope for the Ming Dynasty!"

“Only when the people are wise can the country be strong!”

"If the people are stupid, the country will naturally be in constant turmoil and will never be united!"

When everyone in the hall heard Ouyang Lun say this, they were stunned.

Prince Consort Ouyang's point of view is really novel, and I even think it makes some sense!
(End of this chapter)