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

Chapter 617 Ouyang Lun's First Contribution?! (Subscribe please!!)
Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou Prefecture.

In front of Kaiping Bank Wenzhou Branch.

At this moment, a large number of people gathered, holding newspapers in one hand and tickets in the other, and queuing in an orderly manner.

That’s right, they saw the newspaper and confirmed that they were the commended personnel, so they came here specifically to collect the reward.

The staff at the silver counter also tried their best to handle business for the people, and they even sent someone to set up a table outside to answer questions about national policies for the interested people.

The people's faces were filled with smiles, and the cashier staff also had smiles on their faces. The whole scene was quite harmonious.

Everything is in order.

Not far away, a Red Flag horse-drawn carriage slowly drove over. When the people saw the license plate "浙0001" of the carriage, the originally lively scene immediately became quiet, and the people all looked at the carriage with respect and expectation.

Soon the carriage stopped and a middle-aged man came out.

This person is none other than the current Zhejiang Governor Zhao Tianming!

As Zhao Tianming appeared, the people bowed to him one after another.

"Meet the adults!"

"Greetings, His Excellency the Governor!"

Seeing the people so enthusiastic.

Zhao Tianming did not have the airs of a provincial governor at all. He even returned the greetings to the people. Then he said loudly: "Everyone, my Ming Dynasty conquered the Northern Yuan Dynasty and won a great victory. This battle was won so easily, and your efforts contributed greatly!"

"The court has not forgotten your contributions. The Prime Minister of the Cabinet, the Prince Consort Ouyang, has personally recommended merits for you. The Emperor, His Majesty, also highly recognizes your contributions and has commended you in the newspapers and given you money from the silver cabinet!"

"To honor your contributions and to encourage your actions!!"

"The prosperity of the Ming Dynasty cannot be separated from each and every one of you!"

Hearing what Zhao Tianming said, the people cheered enthusiastically.

"Long live the Ming Dynasty!"

"Long live the Ming Dynasty!"

Zhao Tianming also walked among the people, asked them one by one, understood the real situation at the scene, and answered some of the problems encountered by the people.

It took a long time before they left. After Zhao Tianming left, the people started discussing.

"This Lord Zhao is such a good official!"

"That's not the case. Don't you see who he is with?"

"With whom?"

"Of course it's my consort Ouyang Lun! Maybe you don't know this, but our Lord Zhao was originally a lowly official in Northern Zhili. He was appreciated by the consort and gradually rose to the position of a high official today!"

"Lord Zhao's governing style is very similar to that of the Prince Consort. It's not an exaggeration to say that Lord Zhao is the Prince Consort's apprentice!"

"So he is an official who follows the Prince Consort! No wonder he cares so much about us common people."

Capital City, Imperial Palace.

Outside Tai Chi Hall.

All the civil and military officials, Lan Yu, a group of generals who were fighting against the Northern Yuan Dynasty, and the nine vassal kings all gathered together, waiting for the emperor's summons.

At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang and his son Zhu Biao were not in the Taiji Hall, but were standing high on the palace wall, looking at the scene outside the palace.

The people cheered as if it was New Year, and everyone's face was filled with smiles.

Seeing these scenes, Zhu Yuanzhang and his son Zhu Biao also had smiles on their faces.

"Father, this is the scene of a prosperous era!"

Zhu Biao couldn't help but sigh.

"Haha! I spent half my life in the military to establish the Ming Dynasty. Although I have thought about making the Ming Dynasty prosperous, I thought it was just imagination and you had to come to realize it. I didn't expect that I could actually see it in advance!"

"Okay! Okay!"

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed heartily, "Ahem."

Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang coughing, Zhu Biao hurriedly put a plush cloak on Zhu Yuanzhang's back.

"Father, the weather is getting colder, you must take care of yourself!"

Zhu Biao warned.

"I know, I know!" Zhu Yuanzhang allowed Zhu Biao to fix the plush cloak on him like a child.

"Okay, it will be warmer now." Zhu Yuanzhang felt relieved when he saw the wrapped up Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Biao'er, come on, walk with father again! Take a look!"

Zhu Yuanzhang took Zhu Biao's hand and continued to walk on the wall of the palace, looking outside the palace. "Biao'er, do you remember when we first came to the capital? It was not easy to capture the capital."

"Of course I remember that year."

Just as Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao were reminiscing about the past, Little Lizi hurried over and said, "Your Majesty, the Emperor, all the civil and military officials, General Lan Yu, and the nine princes are already waiting outside the Taiji Hall, just waiting for Your Majesty, the Emperor."

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang smiled helplessly, "Look, how lively it is! They can't wait any longer. Even if you become an emperor, there are times when you can't decide what to do!"

"If Your Majesty wants to take a look around again, I will ask Little Li to pass on the message and ask all the civil and military officials to wait a little longer." Zhu Biao said.

Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head. "Forget it. Even if I look at it for a while longer, I still have to go back. It's just a memory anyway!"

"Let's go! We still have a lot of things waiting for us today!"

"Yes, Father!"

Soon, Zhu Yuanzhang and his son Zhu Biao came to the Taiji Hall. Zhu Biao sat on the dragon throne, while Zhu Yuanzhang sat on another dragon throne next to it.

"Your Highness, I bow to you, Your Majesty!"

"My dear ministers, please don't be so polite!" Zhu Biao acted more and more like an emperor, with majesty evident in his words and actions.

"Your Majesty, our Ming Dynasty's conquest of the Northern Yuan Dynasty was a great success. If it weren't for the bad weather and the grassland entering winter early, the army led by General Lan Yu would have been able to flatten the entire grassland in one fell swoop and completely destroy the Northern Yuan Dynasty!"

"But now, under the command of General Lan Yu, the Ming army has defeated the main force of the Northern Yuan army several times and captured the Northern Yuan emperor's brother alive. This is inspiring! Upon hearing the news of such a great victory, the people all cheered and were encouraged!"

An official from the Huaixi Party stood up and said excitedly.

After this official spoke up, other officials at the scene also echoed him.

Although these officials all said some words of congratulations and joy, the words between the lines were all indicating that Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao must reward the meritorious officials. Zhu Yuanzhang had long seen through the scheming of the civil and military officials.

"Father?"

Zhu Biao looked at Zhu Yuanzhang with a look of asking for instructions.

The expedition against the Northern Yuan Dynasty was led by Zhu Yuanzhang himself, and it should have been Zhu Yuanzhang who was in charge of rewarding the three armies.

Zhu Yuanzhang did not refuse, but slowly turned around, and then said: "The success of the conquest of the Northern Yuan Dynasty is indeed a great joyous event!"

"Therefore, the emperor and I will reward our meritorious officials today!"

"First of all, let's discuss this merit with the emperor. Ouyang Lun!"

Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly calling him, Ouyang Lun didn't think much about it and slowly stepped out of the line, "Your Highness is here!"

"The cabinet chief, the minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and the son-in-law Ouyang Lun prepared military funds and supplies for the army and successfully ensured the army's food, clothing, and weapons supply. This is the first merit!"

"The nine vassal kings monitored the Northern Yuan Dynasty and guarded the borders in the early stage. In the later stage, they led their troops into the grasslands to expand the territory for our Ming Dynasty. This is the second merit!"

As Zhu Yuanzhang spoke.

All the civil and military officials in the Taiji Hall were stunned.

kindness? !

What does the Emperor mean by this?
The first credit was actually given to Ouyang Lun! Although Ouyang Lun did participate in this battle, he was only responsible for logistics and did not even go to the battlefield during the entire battle. How could he still get the first credit?
Ok!

Even if we take a step back and give the award, Ouyang Lun did an excellent job in the early stages of military spending, supplies, and logistical support, so let's just give him the first credit!
But why should the credit be given to the nine princes this time?

In the early stage, these nine princes monitored the movements of the Northern Yuan army, and then took their troops to grab territory. Is this how they got the credit?
This is not a joke! This is not!

The most confused ones were Li Shanchang and a group of Huaixi Party officials. They originally had smiles on their faces, but after hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's words, they all looked confused.

The first merit and the second merit seem to have nothing to do with the Huaixi Party!

Li Shanchang was anxious and wanted to speak up immediately, but Zhu Yuanzhang did not wait for Li Shanchang to speak and continued, "The next reward I will give is the 500,000 troops who set out on this expedition!!"

"It was our Great Ming army of 500,000 that defeated the main force of the Northern Yuan army on the grassland, allowing the Northern Yuan people to see the power of our Great Ming army!"

"I have decided to double the original reward! The reward for disabled soldiers will be tripled! The pension for fallen soldiers will be quadrupled!"

Regarding this point, all civil and military officials were surprisingly unanimous and had no objections.

Just when the civil and military officials thought that this was the end, Zhu Yuanzhang spoke again, "We still have rewards to give!"

Hearing this, Li Shanchang and a group of Huaixi Party officials couldn't help but look forward to it.

First it was Ouyang Lun, then the nine princes, and later the 500,000 soldiers of the expeditionary army. Now it is their General Lan Yu's turn!
"His performance in this expedition against the Northern Yuan Dynasty was the most surprising to us. Looking at his performance, I completely understood that I had seriously misunderstood him in the past!" Zhu Yuanzhang said in a deep voice.

Oh!
This must be talking about General Lan Yu!

"We must reward him well this time and publicize his achievements. He is the people of our Ming Dynasty and all of you dear ministers!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said loudly.

Forehead.
This time Li Shanchang and the Huaixi Party officials were dumbfounded again.

"We have thought a lot about our victory over the Northern Yuan Dynasty. The question that I think about the most is why we won. If this question were given to you, how would you answer?"

"Some people would say that this is the wise guidance of us and the emperor!"

"Some people would also say that my Ming army is heroic!"

"Some people would say that our Ming Dynasty is well-equipped and advanced!"

"These are all reasons, but in our opinion, none of them are the real reasons. The real reason is that this time our court, officials, army, common people, merchants and many others are united as one! All our strengths are gathered together!"

"Just like our fist, when we clench it tightly, the power we can exert is powerful!"

"Bei Yuan's small body can't even block my Daming's punch!"

"This battle is not the victory of one person, but the victory of all the people of Ming Dynasty. This victory is the result of the unity and joint struggle of all the people of Ming Dynasty!"

When Zhu Yuanzhang said this, many officials were moved.

"Your Majesty is wise!"

"Your Majesty is wise!"

Once someone took the lead, other officials immediately followed suit. Even though Li Shanchang and the officials of the Huaixi Party felt uncomfortable, they could only follow suit and shout.

Li Shanchang stood at the front and bowed to Zhu Yuanzhang, shouting "wise", but his face was gloomy when he looked down.

At this moment, he really wanted to question Zhu Yuanzhang loudly.

Just ask, Zhu Yuanzhang rewarded and praised so many people, but he didn't mention Lan Yu, the commander-in-chief of the three armies this time!

Are they going to ignore Lan Yu's achievements and completely marginalize the Huaixi Party?
Of course, although Li Shanchang really wanted to question like this, reason soon took over his mind again. He did not forget who he wanted to question!
Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty!

This was a ruthless man. If he questioned Zhu Yuanzhang at this time, he would undoubtedly be slapping him in the face in front of all the civil and military officials. If he really dared to do so, he would probably die a miserable death.

However, if Zhu Yuanzhang was allowed to ignore Lan Yu's achievements, how would he face Lan Yu and the Huaixi Party generals later?

Li Shanchang immediately winked at Huang Zicheng, who immediately understood what Li Shanchang meant and rushed out to fight after a little thought.

"Your Majesty praised Prince Consort Ouyang, the nine princes, and the 500,000 soldiers. He even praised the common people and merchants who helped, and the officials who did the work. But he didn't mention General Lan Yu who led the troops to the battle this time!"

"As the commander of this army, what credit should I get for winning this battle?!"

"Your Majesty, please don't make the generals sad! If they lose, it's because of the general's incompetence that harmed the entire army. If they win, it's because of the merits of the soldiers and the logistics. Doesn't the commander-in-chief have any credit at all!?"

"If this is true, then I'm afraid no one will fight for the Ming Dynasty in the future. As the saying goes, it's easy to take a thousand troops, but it's hard to get a general. Without a general to lead them, no matter how many soldiers there are, they will be scattered!"

Huang Zicheng was indeed a man of great eloquence, and with the support of other Huaixi Party officials, the situation on the scene began to change, and many officials began to sympathize with Lan Yu.

On the side of the Prince Consort's Party, under the leadership of Guo Zi, they directly quarreled with the officials of the Huaixi Party.

"Mr. Huang, what do you mean by this? Do you want your General Lan Yu to take the first place? How shameless!"

"Who are you calling shameless? General Lan Yu led the three armies to defeat the Northern Yuan army several times, and only then did we have such a situation! The main credit should have belonged to General Lan Yu, but your Prince Consort Ouyang, who lies in the clan residence every day and is so carefree. The only times he went out of the clan residence were to go to Tianshang Renjian for a foot massage. How can such a person be the main credit? It's simply a fantasy!"

"Bah! What was your command, General Lan Yu, in defeating the Northern Yuan army this time? What was your strategy? You won the victory without anything. I'll be the general. I can do it!"

"Bullshit! How can you slander a battle that General Lan Yu personally commanded?!"

"Personally commanding? Not necessarily! Why did I hear that when the two armies were fighting, General Lan Yu was sleeping with a woman in his tent?!!"

(End of this chapter)