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

Chapter 619 This time, cooperate with Lao Zhu (Subscribe!!)

"Your Majesty, the Emperor, our Ming Dynasty has just won a great victory, and this general has just returned. It would be fine if he didn't give him a reward, but instead he wants to punish him. How will the soldiers feel about this? How will the people of the world feel about this?"

"This will shake the morale of the army and the people, and we must not do that!"

"Besides, what the Jinyiwei reported did happen. Could there be any misunderstanding? For example, General Lan Yu was bewitched by someone?"

Huang Zicheng was eloquent and this time he used the people's and the military's morale as a threat, which did make Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao, father and son, a little worried.

After hearing what Huang Zicheng said, Li Shanchang nodded secretly in his heart. Huang Zicheng was indeed a rising star that he valued, and his eloquence was amazing.

That's it.

Li Shanchang still didn't plan to take action. He was very sober now. Now Ouyang Lun had not taken any action yet. Obviously, the Prince Consort's party had more tricks. He had to keep an eye on Ouyang Lun.

In addition, Li Shanchang had some selfish motives.

During this period, with Lan Yu's victorious return, the Huaixi Party seemed to become strong again, but there was a risk of internal division. Many Huaixi Party officials believed that Li Shanchang was too old to take charge of things, and they all wanted Lan Yu to completely take over the banner of the Huaixi Party.

Li Shanchang had no objection to letting Lan Yu take the position, but this required his, Li Shanchang's, consent!
If Li Shanchang disagrees, and you start doing this, that would be blatant robbery. To put it bluntly, some people within the Huaixi Party want to rebel against Li Shanchang!
This was something Li Shanchang would never allow.

Li Shanchang even got some information that Lan Yu was behind the Huaixi officials who wanted to rebel against him.

Now that what Lan Yu did has been exposed, whether it is the retired emperor or the emperor who wants to deal with Lan Yu, or Ouyang Lun's party who wants to deal with Lan Yu, it will be difficult for Lan Yu to get away with it this time. Of course, Li Shanchang will definitely not watch Lan Yu being defeated.

If Lan Yu fell and he did nothing, not to mention whether the retired emperor, the emperor and Ouyang Lun's party would continue to attack him, Li Shanchang, the Huaixi Party would also face a split!

Now that Emperor Zhu Biao has spoken, and judging from Zhu Yuanzhang's expression, he is obviously quite angry, if Li Shanchang were to plead for Lan Yu at this time, he would surely be asking for trouble.

If you want to save Lan Yu, you have to find the right opportunity.

Moreover, the more critical the moment, the more it will demonstrate Li Shanchang's ability!
Anyway, now is not the time for Li Shanchang to take action. Let Huang Zicheng test it first. It would be best if Ouyang Lundu can be lured out as well. In this way, the situation may be reversed!
Just as Li Shanchang analyzed in his heart, Zhu Biao looked somewhat displeased after Huang Zicheng spoke.

He expressed very clearly how to deal with Lan Yu, and nearly half of the civil and military officials supported him. But you, Huang Zicheng, jumped out and raised all kinds of doubts and oppositions!
This was equivalent to slapping Zhu Biao in the face. Even though Zhu Biao was kind, he was still quite angry when he saw his subject doing this.

"Huang Zicheng, you said that dealing with Lan Yu would affect the morale of the army and the people? Is that serious?"

"In my opinion, if we turn a blind eye to something that violates military rules and regulations because Lan Yu is an engineer, it will shake the morale of the army and the people if the people and soldiers know about it!"

"Tell me, what do you want me to do?"

Zhu Biao said in a deep voice.

"This"

Faced with Zhu Biao's questioning, Huang Zicheng was speechless. In their impression, Zhu Biao had always been an image of a good man, but they never expected that he would be so angry just now.

"Your Majesty is wise and powerful, so you will naturally know how to make the decision. I will respectfully obey your orders!"

Huang Zicheng really didn't dare to continue to confront Zhu Biao. After all, if the stalemate continued, he was afraid that he would completely anger Emperor Zhu Biao. At that time, if Lan Yu was really fine, it would be better. If something happened, he would definitely be held responsible!
Huang Zicheng was a civil servant and Li Shanchang's man. He had just spoken up for Lan Yu, which was already fulfilling his responsibility. It would be irrational for him to risk his life for Lan Yu.

As Huang Zicheng retreated, the Huaixi Party's counterattack immediately stopped.

Zhu Biao was a little surprised. He didn't expect that Huang Zicheng, who had been aggressive just now, would become obedient after he lost his temper.

This is the power of the emperor!
At this moment, Zhu Biao also understood why his father was angry almost every day. An angry emperor was enough to scare officials.

Zhu Biao secretly glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang. The latter did not show any expression and did not show any intention of speaking. Seeing that he was sober, Zhu Biao felt relieved.

It seems that his father is not dissatisfied with his behavior just now.

"Emperor, please continue to handle this matter!"

"Yes, Father!"

Zhu Biao nodded, and this time he set his eyes directly on Li Shanchang.

"Mr. Han, how do you think this matter should be handled?"

"Should I reward or punish Lan Yu?!"

Zhu Biao is now very clear that the biggest obstacle to punishing Lan Yu is the Huaixi Party, and the biggest leader of the Huaixi Party is Li Shanchang. If he wants to successfully punish Lan Yu, he must capture Li Shanchang.

This is the same principle as in war, where you must capture the leader first.

Faced with Zhu Biao's proactive inquiry, Li Shanchang felt nervous and couldn't help but sigh that the new emperor Zhu Biao was becoming more and more mature. He had originally wanted to ask other officials of the Huaixi Party to delay for a little longer, thinking that things would be better if they were slow, and there might be other opportunities!

But now it seems that he has to do it himself.

What a pity. Ouyang Lun hasn't made any move until now. I wonder what tricks this guy has up his sleeve!
Of course, Li Shanchang couldn't take care of Ouyang Lun now because he had to answer Zhu Biao's question first.

Although Li Shanchang was a little surprised that Zhu Biao asked him directly, he was not without a way to deal with it.

And when Zhu Biao asked Li Shanchang directly.

The Tai Chi Hall suddenly became quiet.

Swish--

Whether they were officials from the centrists, the Prince Consort's party, or the Huaixi party, they all turned their attention to Li Shanchang.

As the leader of the Huaixi Party, Li Shanchang's words are undoubtedly the most important at this moment.

If Li Shanchang agrees to punish Lan Yu, then Lan Yu will have no chance and will probably fall flat on his face this time. If Li Shanchang insists on protecting Lan Yu, then it will trigger a more intense party struggle in the court! !
Li Shanchang paused for a moment, then walked out of the line of civil officials, came to the center of the court, and bowed to the retired emperor Zhu Yuanzhang and the emperor Zhu Biao in the hall.

"Your Majesty, the Emperor!"

"Whether Lan Yu knew about it or was deceived, these things happened in the expeditionary army after all. As the commander-in-chief, Lan Yu cannot escape the blame!!"

"Just as Minister Lu, Minister Guo and others said, those who are guilty should be punished. If they are not punished, how can we convince the public?!"

Hey!
When all the civil and military officials in the hall heard what Li Shanchang said, they all looked surprised.

The neutral party and the officials of the Prince Consort Party were all shocked. After hearing what Li Shanchang said, it was obvious that he was going to abandon Lan Yu and was not going to protect him. Lan Yu was one of the most core figures of the Huaixi Party. Was he going to give up just like that? !
Li Shanchang has such a cruel heart!
The officials of the Huaixi Party were a surprise.

They originally thought that Li Shanchang, as the boss, would definitely speak for Lan Yu. After all, if Lan Yu really fell, a lot of people would definitely be implicated!

The civil officials were fine, but a few military generals almost stood up and questioned him when they heard what was said.

Even Zhu Biao, who asked the question, was quite surprised by Li Shanchang's answer.

"Duke Hanguo, according to you, do you want me to severely punish Lan Yu and establish the authority of the Ming Dynasty's military rules and regulations?!"

Zhu Biao asked.

"No!"

Li Shanchang immediately shook his head. "Your Majesty, although Lan Yu made mistakes, he also made contributions, and his contributions even outweighed his mistakes!"

"Now in the army, Lan Yu has great prestige. In the civilian world, the people also respect him. Lan Yu is a rare general. It is difficult for his peers to compare with him. If we only judge him by his faults and not his merits, and completely destroy him, it would certainly be strict military discipline, but our Ming Dynasty will lose a young, strong and capable general!"

"If the people of Beiyuan knew this, they would probably wake up laughing in their dreams!"

As soon as these words came out.

The Tai Chi Hall fell silent once again.

The civil and military officials all looked solemn. What Li Shanchang said was indeed very reasonable.

Looking at the entire Ming Dynasty, it is now in an era where the number of generals is gradually declining and there is a lack of successors. The most capable generals, such as Xu Da and Tang He, are over 60 years old, and most of the capable and fighting generals who followed Zhu Yuanzhang to conquer the country are at least 50 years old.

Lan Yu's military talent is comparable to those old generals, and he is less than forty years old. He is the hope of the Ming Dynasty's generals!
This is a well-known fact.

If Lan Yu is deposed like this, who will fight against the banner of the Ming army in the future? You know, the Northern Yuan Dynasty has not been completely resolved!
Even Zhu Yuanzhang and his son Zhu Biao frowned and looked quite hesitant at this moment.

"Duke Han, this punishment doesn't work, and neither does reward. What should I do?"

Zhu Biao asked again.

"Your Majesty, I think since neither reward nor punishment is allowed, then there should be no punishment nor reward!"

"Your Majesty must have already thought of this solution!"

"Just now, we did not understand the deep meaning of your majesty and the emperor, and we were reckless!"

After saying this, Li Shanchang bowed to Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao again.

After Li Shanchang said this, the officials of the Huaixi Party also reacted and immediately followed Li Shanchang to salute Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao.

"Your Majesty is wise, and it is we who are reckless!"

Forehead.
you do not say.

When reading out the rewards just now, Zhu Yuanzhang deliberately did not mention Lan Yu. It was obvious that he intended to deal with the matter of Lan Yu coldly. However, they jumped out impatiently, and Zhu Biao then took out the memorial from the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

Ha ha
Seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang sneered in his heart.

If the officials of the Huaixi Party had not raised their questions just now, Lan Yu would have been treated coldly without any reward or punishment!

But the situation is like this now. You know you can't fool me anymore. If you can't get the reward, you come and tell me there will be no reward or punishment. Do you think that's possible?

In the future, if an official commits a crime, he only needs to make meritorious contributions to cover it up. If that is not possible, then there will be no reward or punishment. There will never be such a good thing.

"Father?"

Zhu Biao turned and looked at Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Yuanzhang had to make the decision on this matter.

Zhu Yuanzhang slowly looked at Ouyang Lun, who had been silent, and said, "You have been watching the show for so long, it's time for you to contribute."

"Ouyang Lun!"

"My son-in-law is here."

This time, Ouyang Lun did not sleep, but he did not listen to the quarrels in the court at all. He was thinking about other things. When he heard Zhu Yuanzhang calling him, he responded.

"Ouyang Lun, Li Shanchang just suggested that Lan Yu should neither be rewarded nor punished. What do you think about this?"

"How can that be possible! Absolutely not!"

Ouyang Lun rejected it directly, and he looked very excited.

"Oh!"

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang smiled slightly, secretly thinking that Ouyang Lun was very sensible today, and continued to ask: "Since you say no, then tell me your opinion!"

When Li Shanchang saw Ouyang Lun loudly rejecting his suggestion, his face became so gloomy that water could come out of it.

really!

This Ouyang Lun is determined to go against me to the end today!

Careless!

Originally, Li Shanchang thought that he had understood the minds of Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao, and that the best way to deal with Lan Yu was to neither reward nor punish him. Of course, the Huaixi Party could not accept this result at first, but after things got to this point, the emperor and the retired emperor still had solid evidence in their hands, so they could accept neither reward nor punishment.

As long as we get the approval of Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang and Emperor Zhu Biao, this matter should be resolved!

But he never expected that Zhu Yuanzhang would ask Ouyang Lun again, and the answer Ouyang Lun gave was the one he least wanted to hear.

"Your Majesty, Prince Consort Ouyang has a personal grudge against Lan Yu, and what he said must be disadvantageous to Lan Yu!"

Li Shanchang didn't care about so many things and quickly spoke up to stop Ouyang Lun from speaking.

He had seen Ouyang Lun's mouth many times. If he and Huang Zicheng were eloquent, then Ouyang Lun's mouth was definitely able to bring the dead back to life and the living dead.

The current situation is already unfavorable to the Huaixi Party. If Ouyang Lun continues to speak, something big might happen.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang glared at Li Shanchang and said, "Duke Hanguo, you have a personal relationship with Lan Yu, and I have asked you to speak, haven't I? According to your opinion, you can't say anything that is not good for Lan Yu, but you can say anything that is good for Lan Yu!"

"Then let's just leave this court to you to preside over."

"Uh" Li Shanchang shook his head quickly, "I dare not, I made a mistake."

"Since you know you are wrong, why don't you step down? Do you want us to send someone to expel you from this Taiji Hall?" Zhu Yuanzhang said in a deep voice.

"Yes."

Even though Li Shanchang was very depressed, at this moment he could only obediently return to the queue.

"Ouyang Lun, don't be influenced by others, just speak out what's on your mind!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said loudly.

Hey!

Old Zhu, your thoughts are so obvious.

Since you asked me to speak, I will speak it! Let me cooperate with you today!

(End of this chapter)