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

Chapter 618: Lan Yu's Incident! (Subscribe please!!)
"Slander! Defamation! I'm reporting you!"

"Look, you're not in a hurry. I just heard it from others, but now it seems that it is really true!"

"Nonsense!"

"I think you are talking nonsense!"

The officials of the Huaixi Party and the officials of the Prince Consort Party argued with each other, and the scene became more and more heated.

Li Shanchang originally wanted to get involved, but he saw Ouyang Lun standing aside as steady as a rock, not saying a word, not even bothering to look at him, as if these things had nothing to do with him.

This guy is really patient!

Li Shanchang muttered secretly and immediately gave up the idea of ​​getting involved.

Li Shanchang’s idea is very simple. When it comes to keeping calm, he, Li Shanchang, has never been afraid of anyone!
Since you, Ouyang Lun, are so calm and don't leave, then he won't leave either. After all, it's soldiers against soldiers, generals against generals. If he leaves and Ouyang Lun still doesn't leave, it would be fine if he can win the argument, but if he loses, it would be a huge shame.

Therefore, the best way for Li Shanchang now is to follow Ouyang Lun and respond to all changes by remaining unchanged.

When Zhu Biao saw this scene, he was a little worried at first. After all, the officials in the court were arguing more and more heatedly, and he was really afraid that these officials would start fighting.

This possibility is very high.

Although these officials have read a lot of books and can be said to be well-educated and eloquent, when no one can convince anyone else, fighting is a simple and quick way.

However, when Zhu Biao saw that Zhu Yuanzhang, Ouyang Lun and Li Shanchang were still as steady as old dogs, he was no longer panicked.

Although he is the emperor, if a conflict breaks out today, it will not only be his face that will be lost.

After a while.

Zhu Yuanzhang finally spoke.

"Biao'er, you handle this matter. Just follow what we have discussed."

Zhu Yuanzhang spoke calmly.

"Yes!"

This is what Zhu Biao was waiting for.

Zhu Biao had discussed various matters regarding the war against the Northern Yuan Dynasty with Zhu Yuanzhang several times and had already reached a conclusion. This was why Zhu Biao was not surprised at all after Zhu Yuanzhang made those decisions just now, because he was also one of the decision makers!

"Cough cough!"

Zhu Biao coughed twice.

The Taiji Hall, which was originally bustling with quarrels, gradually quieted down. The reason why they could quarrel in the Taiji Hall was not because the civil and military officials were very courageous, but because they realized that the emperor had acquiesced to this matter.

Now Emperor Zhu Biao coughed lightly, which was a signal to them.

The quarrel can end, and the emperor will speak next.

If you can't even respond to this signal, you don't deserve to stand in this Tai Chi Hall.

Although they no longer quarreled, officials from both the Prince Consort Party and the Huaixi Party still disliked each other, and their eyes were full of all kinds of "dirty words" and "contempt" when they looked at each other!
"Cough cough!"

Zhu Biao coughed again, and the hall finally quieted down. "I have just listened to what you said in detail. As the commander-in-chief of the three armies, Lan Yu was able to defeat the main force of the Northern Yuan army this time, and he really made a contribution!"

"And his contribution is huge! There is no doubt about that!"

Hearing what Zhu Biao said, the Huaixi Party immediately showed a smug smile on their faces, as if they had been proven right!
Zhu Biao continued to speak at this time.

"But if there are merits, there should be rewards. If there are faults, shouldn't there also be punishments?"

Hearing this, the officials at the scene were stunned.

When the Emperor said this, the meaning was obviously very clear, that is, Lan Yu had done something wrong and had violated the laws of the Ming Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, General Lan Yu has been in the army all this time, how could he have made any mistakes? I'm afraid there is some misunderstanding here, or even..." Li Shanchang stood up and looked at Ouyang Lun, "or even... maybe someone is jealous of General Lan Yu's achievements and deliberately framed him!"

wow——

As soon as Li Shanchang said this, the atmosphere in the Taiji Hall suddenly became strange.

A sense of conspiracy permeated the entire hall.

Zhu Biao had anticipated what Li Shanchang would say. He picked up a memorial from the dragon table and said calmly, "This is a memorial submitted by the Jinyiwei. If any of you are interested, you can take a look at it!"

Upon hearing this, the faces of all the officials became much more serious.

Most officials also came to their senses. Emperor Zhu Biao said this directly, obviously with solid evidence. It was obvious that Lan Yu might have done something wrong in this battle!
If it was just a trivial matter, Zhu Biao, as the emperor, would never have said it in front of so many ministers.

And now not only did he say it, but he also produced evidence, which was enough to show that Emperor Zhu Biao was very angry about what Lan Yu had done.

It is no wonder that although Lan Yu made great contributions, he was not even given the first, second, or third honors. Both the emperor and the retired emperor tacitly did not mention Lan Yu.

Except for the Huaixi Party officials who looked rather unhappy, the other officials were very interested in the secret memorial in Zhu Biao's hand and wanted to know what was written in it!
"Your Majesty, please make the contents of this secret memorial public!"

"So that we can know what General Lan Yu did!"

An official from the Prince Consort's Party spoke directly without thinking too much.

"kindness!"

Zhu Biao nodded and handed the secret letter in his hand to the eunuch Xiao Lizi beside him, "Xiao Lizi, please read this secret letter to you, my dear ministers."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Little Leo took the secret letter with both hands, opened it and began to read it.

The above content is the one written by the Jinyiwei, which records in detail the many absurd things Lan Yu did during his time as the commander of the Ming Dynasty. Most of these things have violated the military regulations and discipline of the Ming Dynasty. "On * year * month * day, General Lan Yu drank alcohol in the army, raped a grassland woman, and ordered all soldiers to drink!"

"On the night of * month * day of * year, General Lan Yu privately gave the seized materials to the generals and his adopted son."

"On * year, * month, * day, he excluded and severely punished other generals, appointed people based on personal connections, and appointed his adopted son to an important position in the army. His adopted son was extremely arrogant and abused the soldiers!"

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As Little Leo read out the contents of the secret letter.

There was an uproar in the hall.

According to the contents of this secret memorial, Lan Yu did more than just violate some military rules and discipline. He simply treated them as waste paper. How arrogant!

An official immediately stepped forward.

"Your Majesty, is the content of this secret letter true?"

"Of course it's true. If there is no solid evidence, the Jinyiwei will not take action easily!" Zhu Biao said in a deep voice: "Also, do you think I am deceiving you with false evidence?"

"I dare not!"

The minister who had just opened his mouth to question was so scared that he shook his head repeatedly.

The wind direction in the hall changed immediately. Those who had originally doubted the authenticity of this matter immediately realized that Lan Yu was definitely guilty of something.

"Lan Yu is going too far!"

"That's right. Before the expedition, the Emperor and His Majesty repeatedly emphasized military discipline. Lan Yu actually ignored it. How bold of him!"

"Disrespect for the Emperor, disrespect for His Majesty! You will never be forgiven!"

"Where did Lan Yu get the power to privately divide up the spoils? This is simply a disregard for the military discipline of the Ming Dynasty!"

"Your Majesty, please punish Lan Yu severely to set the record straight!"

Civil and military officials all spoke up. The officials from the Prince Consort's Party and the centrists cheered loudly. The officials from the Huaixi Party looked unhappy, but they did not dare to say anything to stop it, because they knew that if Lan Yu was really convicted, then those officials who spoke for Lan Yu would probably be implicated. Although Lan Yu was the core figure of their Huaixi Party, under such circumstances, all the Huaixi Party officials could do was to protect themselves first!
Besides, the old prime minister hasn’t expressed his opinion yet, so we can’t be too anxious!
"As the commander-in-chief of the three armies, Lan Yu failed to lead by example in managing the army, and he even took the lead in violating military discipline, which is an even greater crime!"

"That's right! The goal set by the imperial court in this war against the Northern Yuan Dynasty was to destroy the Northern Yuan Dynasty. As the commander-in-chief, did Lan Yu accomplish this mission?!"

"We can't ignore the problems just because we won this battle against the Northern Yuan. If this is the case, problems will arise sooner or later."

"Lan Yu thought that he could ignore military rules and discipline just because he won the battle! He deserves death!"

The most excited person was Lu Chang. He was a traditional and stubborn person. Seeing Lan Yu breaking military rules and regulations and ignoring the court, he was extremely angry. "Your Majesty, I have heard that Lan Yu valued his adopted son more than his adopted son, excluded other generals, and repeatedly violated military rules and regulations. I thought it was a rumor at the time, but now it seems that Lan Yu is just that kind of person!"

"Fortunately, the Emperor is wise! If we give the first credit to such a person, the military rules and discipline of our Ming Dynasty will be directly broken. How can we convince thousands of soldiers?!"

Lu Chang had actually been holding these words in his heart for a long time, and the reason was very simple. The Ming army had been controlled by the Huaixi Party for too long. Originally, if one wanted to be promoted in the Ming army, one had to rely on military merit. This was also implemented very well at the beginning, but unfortunately, in order to firmly control the army, the generals of the Huaixi Party promoted a large number of their own people!
Especially Lan Yu’s adopted sons, as long as you become Lan Yu’s adopted son, you can rise rapidly in the army!
Lan Yu adopted an adopted son, and Lan Yu's adopted son also adopted an adopted son. In this way, the entire army became Lan Yu's alone. In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang had already rectified this matter once. At the beginning, the effect was very good, and many adopted sons were cleared out of the army.

Lan Yu no longer dared to adopt a son openly, but as time passed, the trend of adopting sons started again, and it became more secretive. Everyone was afraid of offending Lan Yu and the Huaixi Party, so no one dared to say much.

Although no one said it, everyone except the Huaixi Party was full of resentment towards the Huaixi Party.

The Huaixi Party was already powerful, and with Lan Yu having previously become the Grand General of the Ming Dynasty's Military Cabinet, no one was willing to say anything. After Lan Yu led the army to victory in the battle against the Northern Yuan Dynasty, almost everyone believed that the Ming Dynasty's army would completely become the domain of the Huaixi Party!
But there was a twist.

Lan Yu's violation of military discipline was exposed by the Embroidered Uniform Guard. It seemed that the Supreme Emperor and the Emperor wanted to deal with Lan Yu and reorganize the army. Lu Chang also saw this opportunity, so he stood up decisively!

Following Lu Chang's words, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue Guo Zi also stood up without hesitation. He had just been targeted by officials from the Huaixi Party, so he would naturally not let go of such a good opportunity. Moreover, he should stand up whether for public or private reasons!
"Your Majesty, I agree with what Minister Lu said. This matter is of great importance and must not be let go easily!"

"When my Ministry of Revenue was counting the spoils of war recently, we also found that some of the accounts did not match. If Your Majesty orders a strict investigation, we will definitely be able to find out a lot of things!"

Hey!
The Ministry of Revenue’s blow was really harsh!

With the Ministry of Revenue's ability, it would be very easy to find the problem when investigating the military spoils.

At this moment, another official stood up.

"Your Majesty, the Supreme Emperor, the Censorate has recently received reports that some generals in the army have appointed people based on personal connections and treated the imperial army as their own private army! I request that your Majesty investigate this thoroughly!"

The person who said this was none other than Wu Jinzhi, the Chief Censor of the Censorate!
hiss--

When the Chief Censor of the Censorate stood up and spoke, all the officials of the Huaixi Party gasped.

If the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue Guo Zi stood up and said that there were problems with the army's accounts, that was a stab in the back. Then the Chief Censor of the Censorate Wu Jinzhi stood up and said that he wanted to conduct a thorough investigation, that was a stab in the back ten times!

The damage to the Huaixi Party is even greater!
Once the Emperor and the Retired Emperor agree to let the Censorate start investigating the matter, then a case will be filed and a result will definitely be found out by then.

Even if they had countless mouths by then, they wouldn't be able to explain it.

At this moment, many people turned their eyes to Ouyang Lun who was standing quietly aside.

Everyone knows that this Minister of the Ministry of Revenue Guo Zi and Chief Censor of the Censorate Wu Jinzhi are Ouyang Lun's right-hand men and are the key members of the Prince Consort Party. Are these two people attacking Lan Yu together just to support Lu Chang?! ?
They would never believe this reason even if they were beaten to death. There could only be one reason.

That means they received Ouyang Lun's signal and this time they want to kill Lan Yu!

Not only did the people of the Huaixi Party think so, even Zhu Yuanzhang and his son Zhu Biao had a hint of surprise in their eyes. They originally thought that the most harsh critics of the Huaixi Party should be the neutral officials. After all, the Prince Consort Party was actually a very Buddhist party, and most of their attention was focused on doing practical things.

Very few participate in these.

I didn't expect the offensiveness to be so high this time!
They also suspected that they had received some instructions from Ouyang Lun.

However, from the beginning of the court meeting to now, Ouyang Lun has been in a state of watching from the sidelines, and has not given any glances or instructions to Guo Zi, Wu Jinzhi and others. This is strange!

Faced with fierce attacks from neutral and imperial concubine's party officials, Li Shanchang felt somewhat overwhelmed at the moment, with helplessness written all over his face.

Ouyang Lun hasn't spoken yet. If he speaks first, he will be halfway lost.

Thinking of this, Li Shanchang quickly gave Huang Zicheng another look, and the latter also stood up
(End of this chapter)