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

Chapter 603 Zhu Di: My brother-in-law is so awesome (Please subscribe!!)
"Ouyang Lun has made a great contribution this time!"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, and then continued: "However, the supplies for the expeditionary army have been solved, can other domestic projects be guaranteed? Especially the Beijing-Pingyuan Railway, which is related to the century-long plan of our Ming Dynasty!"

The Beijing-Pinggu Railway is of great significance. A lot of manpower and material resources have been invested in the early stage, and it must not be stopped. However, the Beijing-Pinggu Railway project has recruited a large number of workers. If the project is suspended, many workers will inevitably be left with nothing to do. Now is the critical time for the Ming Dynasty to deal with the Northern Yuan Dynasty. There must be no chaos in the country!
As Zhu Yuanzhang raised this question.

Zhu Biao also started thinking seriously.

At this time, Tang Duo, the Minister of War, hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, although I am in charge of the Ministry of War, I met the Minister of Works, Mr. Shan Anren, before I came here. He told me that the major projects in the Ming Dynasty are running steadily and there is no shortage of materials. He also said that the materials for each project are quite sufficient."

"I think this makes sense. After all, most of the food and other supplies that the Ministry of Revenue allocated to the expeditionary army were purchased from the people and merchants, and very little of the national reserves were used!"

"This should have little impact on domestic projects."

Ji Gang also said, "Your Majesty, the Emperor, the Jinyiwei have arranged Jinyiwei to investigate and monitor at all major construction sites. Currently, there are no abnormalities at major project sites across the country."

After hearing what the Minister of War Tang Duo and the Jinyiwei Commander Ji Gang said, Zhu Yuanzhang's expression relaxed a little.

Zhu Yuanzhang was well aware of the fact that the common people and merchants could provide grain. You should know that Ouyang Lun initially made his living by farming. In Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, Northern Zhili had become the new granary of the Ming Dynasty!
In recent years, with the promotion of new crops such as double-season rice and sweet potatoes, the grain output of the Ming Dynasty has been increasing rapidly, and the people and merchants naturally have more grain in their hands.

It is precisely because of this that Ouyang Lun's plan was successful.

More importantly, this collaboration between officials and the public allowed Zhu Yuanzhang to see the unity of the entire Ming Dynasty. Such a scene is hard to come by. If the people did not have a relatively high favorable impression of the court, such a scene would never have occurred.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang knew that most of these people and businessmen were going after Ouyang Lun, Ouyang Lun was his son-in-law!
It can be said that the whole world is united!!
The Ming Dynasty is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people! !
This also indicates that the Ming Dynasty will become more stable.

After figuring this out, Zhu Yuanzhang showed a slight smile on his face.

"Tang Duo."

"I'm here." Minister of War Tang Duo bowed hurriedly.

"Now that the action against the Northern Yuan has begun, your Ministry of War is the most important. As the Minister of War, you must fulfill your duties! Assist Lan Yu and Ouyang Lun! Our Ming Dynasty must win this battle!" Zhu Yuanzhang said in a deep voice.

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will do my best!" Minister of War Tang Duo said seriously.

"Ji Gang!"

"I'm here!" Ji Gang stood up.

"The Jinyiwei has two priorities. One is the intelligence on the war between Northern Xinjiang and Northern Yuan. Both the emperor and I need to get the latest news as quickly as possible. We don't want to encounter a situation like today again!" Zhu Yuanzhang continued, "The other is major projects such as the Beijing-Pingcheng Railway. Even if the battle in Northern Xinjiang is fierce, we will not allow these major domestic projects to be affected!"

"Dealing with the Northern Yuan Dynasty is not enough for the Ming Dynasty to mobilize all its national strength!"

"Yes!" Ji Gang immediately bowed.

"Your Majesty, the prince consort sometimes does not act in the normal way. What should we do then?" Ji Gang asked.

Ji Gang can be said to be one of the people who deals with Ouyang Lun the most, so he naturally knows Ouyang Lun's temper very well.

So I asked specifically.

"Your Majesty, Commander Ji is right. We cannot command the prince consort!" Minister of War Tang Duo also said.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang rolled his eyes and said, "I didn't ask you to command Ouyang Lun. If I really want to give you this power, you must have the ability to do it!"

Not to mention the Minister of War Tang Duo and the Jinyiwei Commander Ji Gang, even Zhu Yuanzhang and his son Zhu Biao would not be able to completely command Ouyang Lun.

"As for the rest, just do what you need to do! As for matters involving Ouyang Lun, just listen to him directly and don't have your own ideas. Even if you have good ideas, they can't compare to Ouyang Lun's."

Zhu Yuanzhang made the arrangements directly.

"Yes!"

"The minister obeys the order!"

Ji Gang and Tang Duo were not unhappy at all about Zhu Yuanzhang's words. Instead, they responded with smiles on their faces.

Zhu Biao was a little surprised.

Zhu Biao did not doubt Ouyang Lun's ability, but was surprised that Zhu Yuanzhang asked the Ministry of War and the Embroidered Uniform Guard to obey Ouyang Lun's orders.

You must know that the Ministry of War and the Embroidered Uniform Guard were both controlled by Zhu Yuanzhang himself. Even when Zhu Biao became emperor, the control of these two government offices was still firmly in Zhu Yuanzhang's hands.

Now, the Ministry of War and the Embroidered Uniform Guard have to listen to Ouyang Lun.

This is the first time it has appeared.

This is enough to show Zhu Yuanzhang's favor for Ouyang Lun. To be honest, even Zhu Biao was a little envious at this moment.

But then again, if Zhu Biao were allowed to completely control the Ming Dynasty's government, he would only favor Ouyang Lun more than Zhu Yuanzhang!
At this time, Ji Gang and Tang Duo also came to their senses and were equally shocked.

In the past, although Ouyang Lun was the chief minister of the cabinet, his influence was mainly in the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Taxation and the Ministry of Works. Now with the addition of the Ministry of War and the Imperial Guard, most of the power of the Ming Dynasty has fallen into the hands of Ouyang Lun.

But if you think about it carefully, you can understand Zhu Yuanzhang's arrangement.

The situation in Ming Dynasty seems to be very good now, but there are also many crises.

Conquering the Northern Yuan Dynasty and building the Beijing-Pingkou Railway, etc., were all quite difficult matters. If there was no strong person to help at this time, the Ming Dynasty would probably collapse before defeating the Northern Yuan Dynasty.

During special periods, giving Ouyang Lun more power was to allow him to coordinate without scruples and to stabilize the situation in the Ming Dynasty as much as possible.

"Okay, we've arranged the mission! All that's left is to execute it!"

"I'm a little tired, you all should just leave!"

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and ordered them to leave.

"My son, please retire!"

"Your Majesty, please leave!"

Zhu Biao, Tang Duo, and Ji Gang spoke.

Now that the logistics problem of the expeditionary army had been solved, Zhu Biao finally felt relieved.

Conquer the large army grain warehouse.

Lan Yu looked at the warehouse filled to the brim, but couldn't smile.

When there was no food or supplies, he was naturally worried, but now that the warehouses were filled with supplies, he was still worried, but the purpose of his worry was different.

He was worried about food before, fearing that without food and other supplies, the war could not be fought. Now that food and supplies are full, he has to worry that if this war is not fought well, he will not even have a reason.

Now all the pressure falls on Lan Yu. With almost perfect logistical supply, he, Lan Yu, must win a great victory over the Northern Yuan Dynasty!
It would be best to uproot the Northern Yuan Dynasty directly, so that everyone would remember Lan Yu's achievements, and only in this way could Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao be satisfied. So in order to completely solve the Northern Yuan Dynasty.

Lan Yu led the army out of the Great Wall and headed straight for the grassland!
There was nothing that could be done about it. The defense of the Great Wall was handed over to Xu Da and the border princes. It was impossible for Lan Yu to guard the Great Wall. Even if the Northern Yuan army attacked, the credit would be shared by others.

There is no way to show how powerful Lan Yu is.

He has an army of 500,000 soldiers but is hiding behind the Great Wall. If this were to get out, I'm sure people would laugh at him to death!
Different from Lan Yu who led his army out of the grassland, all the princes led their troops to defend one side of the Great Wall.

On the Great Wall.

Zhu Di appeared on the city wall in military uniform, looking outside the Great Wall through binoculars.

"Brother-in-law Ouyang's new telescope is so easy to use. With it, I can observe the enemy from a distance, and the view is exceptionally clear!" Zhu Di praised.

"What Prince Consort Ouyang created is truly amazing!" echoed a black-robed monk next to Zhu Biao.

This person was the black-robed monk Yao Guangxiao.

"That's right, my brother-in-law is so awesome!" Zhu Di's eyes were full of admiration when he mentioned Ouyang Lun.

"Indeed, Prince Consort Ouyang is a true god of the time. When the Northern Yuan Dynasty was in turmoil, I thought the court would just choose to hold on because of the Beijing-Pingcheng Railway and other projects, but I didn't expect Prince Consort Ouyang to solve the biggest problem of materials in a short period of time, and the means of solving it made me admire him very much!"

The black-robed monk Yao Guangxiao said this while looking down at the city wall.

On the city gate avenue, there was a steady stream of caravans and individuals transporting supplies.

"These are all for transporting supplies to the army! To be able to mobilize merchants and civilians to this extent, throughout history, only Prince Consort Ouyang can do it. I admire you!"

The black-robed monk Yao Guangxiao kept sighing with emotion. He had also met Ouyang Lun before. At that time, he only felt that Ouyang Lun was indeed capable, but he never expected that this man's power would be so great. This was the first time he had misjudged him!

"My brother-in-law is amazing, Master Yao, you are not bad either!"

"In my opinion, Master Yao, you are not inferior to Brother-in-law Ouyang in terms of wisdom and strategy. Of course, Brother-in-law Ouyang beats you in other aspects!"

Zhu Di said.

Hearing this, the black-robed monk Yao Guangxiao was not dissatisfied, but very happy. "Your Highness, it is an honor for me to be compared with Prince Consort Ouyang!"

"With your ability, one day you will be able to dominate the world!"

"Haha! Thank you Master Yao for what you said!" Zhu Di laughed.

Just at this time.

Suddenly some soldiers came running over.

"Your Highness, news has come from Louzi Pass that the Northern Yuan army has been spotted there!"

"Huh!" Zhu Di frowned and said in disbelief, "Didn't Lan Yu's army enter the grassland? How come the Northern Yuan army appeared in Louziguan?!"

Louzi Pass is a city gate on the border of Yanfan.

"Your Highness, maybe the Lanyu Army and the Beiyuan Army missed each other, or maybe this is a conspiracy of the Beiyuan! But no matter what, Louziguan is the gateway to the Yan State, and it must not be breached by the Beiyuan! Otherwise, as the King of Yan, Your Highness will be held accountable!"

The black-robed monk Yao Guangxiao said hurriedly.

"Master Yao is right. We must not let the Northern Yuan army break through our territory!" Zhu Di's face darkened. "Let's go. I will go to Louzi Pass to supervise the battle in person!"

Zhu Di, Yao Guangxiao and a group of soldiers took the Great Wall rail car to Louziguan.

Wait till we reach Louzi Pass.

Zhu Di looked down at the city and saw that a large number of Northern Yuan troops had gathered outside.

"Master Yao, what should we do now?"

"The enemy arrived suddenly, and we are not quite sure about their situation. We don't know whether it is a feint attack or a real attack. My suggestion is to wait a little longer!" Yao Guangxiao frowned and thought for a moment, then spoke.

"You just want to know the enemy's strength! That's easy!" Zhu Di smiled, "Bring me my spear!"

"Master Yao, please stay on this wall and watch! I will go and test the enemy's strength!"

After saying that, Zhu Di quickly walked to the city gate below, mounted his horse with a spear in hand, and ordered three thousand elite cavalrymen behind him.

"Open the city gate!"

"Brothers, follow me and charge!"

Zhu Di took the lead, rushed out of the city gate and headed straight for the Northern Yuan army's position.

Three thousand elite cavalrymen were like wolves among a flock of sheep. They directly killed the Northern Yuan army and returned to the city before the enemy could react.

"Master Yao, how is it?"

Zhu Di took off his helmet and came before the black-robed monk Yao Guangxiao.

"Your Majesty is extremely brave and courageous. I admire you!"

"Thank you Master Yao for your praise, but that's not what I'm asking. I want to know whether what's in front of us is the main force of the Northern Yuan army!" Zhu Di asked anxiously.

"Your Highness, do you think this is the main force of the Northern Yuan army, or not?" Yao Guangxiao did not answer directly, but asked back.

"Of course I do!" Zhu Di said immediately, "If the Northern Yuan army runs into me, I will definitely make sure that the entire Northern Yuan army is annihilated at this pass!"

"The first achievement in destroying the Northern Yuan Dynasty belongs to me, Zhu Di!"

"I'm afraid Your Highness will be disappointed. Just now when Your Highness was attacking the Northern Yuan army camp, I saw that this Northern Yuan army responded in a disorganized and disorganized manner. They didn't look like the elite troops of the Northern Yuan at all. It is obvious that this is a cannon fodder team whose purpose is to launch a feint attack. If no other Northern Yuan army arrives later, this place is destined not to be the main battlefield." Yao Guangxiao said slowly.

"I feel the same way. I broke through their positions with 3,000 men. It would be impossible for the elite cavalry of the Northern Yuan Dynasty!" Zhu Di said with some disappointment, "It seems that the credit for destroying the Northern Yuan Dynasty will not go to me."

"what a pity!"

Yao Guangxiao started laughing at this time.

Seeing this, Zhu Di was confused and asked quickly: "Master Demon, why are you laughing?"

"It would actually be more beneficial for you if Your Majesty didn't take the first credit!!"

(End of this chapter)