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

Chapter 620 Ouyang Lun’s Conspiracy (Subscribe please!!)

"Your Majesty, I think this is easy to handle!"

"First of all, we must make it clear that the victory in this expedition against the Northern Yuan Dynasty is not the achievement of one person, but the achievement of the entire Ming Dynasty, from the Emperor Emeritus and His Majesty to every citizen of the Ming Dynasty!"

"Reward! Reward the Ming soldiers and civilians!"

"As for General Lan Yu, what did he do? He appointed people based on personal connections, excluded other generals, divided up the spoils of war, and raped women. If I remember correctly, according to the military regulations of the Ming Dynasty, any of these offenses would result in immediate execution!"

"I really don't know what everyone is hesitating about. Just kill those who need to be killed. Oh, by the way, General Lan Yu has hundreds of adopted sons. These adopted sons are accomplices and accomplices. Behead them all!"

"This is the only way to enforce strict military discipline and shock people!"

Ouyang Lun was quite calm when he said this, without any emotion in his words.

As soon as these words were spoken, all the civil and military officials in the Taiji Hall widened their eyes and looked at Ouyang Lun in disbelief.

Li Shanchang also took a breath of cold air at this moment, and looked at Ouyang Lun with shock in his eyes. He never expected that such murderous and cruel words would come out of Ouyang Lun's mouth.

You know, for a long time in the past, Ouyang Lun gave people the impression that he was smart and clever, but his methods were quite gentle. Unexpectedly, he was so cruel this time. Not only did he want to kill Lan Yu, but he also wanted to kill all of Lan Yu's adopted sons!

"No!"

Li Shanchang had no time to think and stood up immediately.

"Your Majesty, Lan Yu was beheaded just after making great contributions. This is really disheartening to the soldiers! Even if he was wrong, this punishment is really too severe!"

Li Shan said loudly.

He had just been scolded by Zhu Yuanzhang, so it was not easy for him to stand up and speak again. However, Li Shanchang was really afraid that if he didn't speak again and Zhu Yuanzhang nodded in agreement, Lan Yu and his hundreds of adopted sons would be beheaded.

Li Shanchang had just finished speaking.

Ouyang Lun immediately said, "Lord Li is right. I also think that if we behead Lan Yu like this, it would seem that the Ming Dynasty is a bit inhumane!"

Forehead.
Hearing this, Li Shanchang was stunned again and looked at Ouyang Lun with confusion. He didn't figure out what Ouyang Lun was selling. He just wanted to beat and kill Lan Yu and he wished he could just kill Lan Yu.

As a result, as soon as he opened his mouth, Ouyang Lun did not confront him at all, but agreed directly.

This is very unlike Ouyang Lun!

Li Shanchang had prepared a lot of words to confront Ouyang Lun, and he was determined to save Lan Yu even at the cost of his own life.

Although he was quite dissatisfied with Lan Yu's previous behaviors, Li Shanchang had to admit that Lan Yu was one of the pillars of the Huaixi Party today, and even the most important pillar. He, Li Shanchang, was already old, and would have to rely on Lan Yu for support to a large extent in the future. Now the civil officials of the Huaixi Party were gradually surpassed by the Prince Consort Party, and only in the military did the Huaixi Party still have a great advantage. Although the advantage of the army was nothing in normal times, once the situation changed, the advantage in the army would quickly evolve into a winning advantage!

This is the greatest confidence of the Huaixi Party today!

Therefore, Lan Yu, the representative of the Huaixi Party’s military, must not be in any danger. If Lan Yu was really sentenced to death, Lan Yu’s followers would not first cause trouble for Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Biao, and Ouyang Lun, but would first cause trouble for him, Li Shanchang, because they would think that it was because of his inaction that he failed to save Lan Yu!
If that time really comes, the Huaixi Party will be completely finished.

Now Li Shanchang really couldn't see through Ouyang Lun at all. Before this, he always thought that Ouyang Lun went there today just for Lan Yu, and getting rid of Lan Yu would be equivalent to dealing a heavy blow to the Huaixi Party.

He was ready to meet the enemy and put up a hard fight, but in the end, the enemy retreated directly or even "raised the white flag and surrendered"!
Li Shanchang looked at Ouyang Lun with confused eyes. He certainly didn't believe that Ouyang Lun really gave up the attack. He couldn't figure it out. If it wasn't for the morning court session, Li Shanchang wanted to run to Ouyang Lun and ask: Ouyang Lun, what are you up to?
What a pity he can't do that!

Li Shanchang was almost injured from holding it in.

Not only Li Shanchang, but also all the civil and military officials in the hall, whether they are from the Huaixi Party, the neutral party, or the Prince Consort Party!

They didn't expect that Ouyang Lun would agree to Li Shanchang's suggestion so easily.

Zhu Yuanzhang and his son Zhu Biao were also a little confused. They were also very curious why Ouyang Lun's attitude changed so quickly.

At this moment, Ouyang Lun spoke under the attention of everyone.

"Your Majesty, I fully agree with Lord Li's suggestion!"

"Since Lan Yu cannot be killed, even if killing him would not have a very good impact on the Ming Dynasty, then we won't kill him. Then let's kill the more than one hundred adopted sons of Lan Yu!"

"It must be these adopted sons who bewitched Lan Yu, causing him to make the wrong judgment and issue the wrong order!"

"These adopted sons are really guilty. The Emperor had repeatedly warned the army not to adopt any adopted sons. They ignored the Emperor's ban and the imperial court's ban. How can we place such people who have no regard for the imperial court or the emperor in the army? It would be best to get rid of them!"

kindness!!??

As Ouyang Lun said this, everyone reacted.

Good guy!
Ouyang Lun is waiting here!
Li Shanchang also suddenly realized.

Ouyang Lun's target from the beginning was not Lan Yu, but the adopted sons of Lan Yu! !

If these adopted sons of Lan Yu were killed while Lan Yu was still alive, everyone would think that Lan Yu did this to save his own life, and then pushed these adopted sons out to take the blame. Lan Yu's prestige in the Ming army would probably plummet in the future.

No one will serve Lan Yu anymore.

What a vicious strategy.

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard Ouyang Lun's words, he almost couldn't help laughing out loud.

In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang did not want to kill Lan Yu because of this incident. You must know that Lan Yu was the military general he left for Zhu Biao. There is no doubt that Lan Yu is good at fighting, but if Lan Yu is not punished, there is no way to establish military prestige!

Ouyang Lun's idea can be said to have touched Zhu Yuanzhang's heart.

Instead of killing Lan Yu, all of Lan Yu's adopted sons were killed. Zhu Yuanzhang had already learned a lot about these adopted sons through the Jinyiwei. They were called Lan Yu's adopted sons, but in fact they were the death squads raised by Lan Yu. Zhu Yuanzhang knew very well what the death squads were.

Sima Yi in the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period relied on his 3,000 loyal soldiers to turn the tide and seize the Cao Wei regime.

Fortunately, Lan Yu had only a little over a hundred adopted sons, not three thousand. If there were really that many, it would be Zhu Yuanzhang's turn to lose sleep.

Moreover, these adopted sons of Lan Yu relied on their status as Lan Yu's adopted sons to act recklessly in the army. They violated many military regulations and disciplines, so it was not unfair to kill them.

According to Ouyang Lun's suggestion, Lan Yu was left behind and his adopted son was killed. This would not only spare Lan Yu's life, but also severely shock everyone.

This can be said to kill two birds with one stone!
Given Lan Yu's current status in the Ming Dynasty, it is indeed difficult to move against him, but it is easier to deal with Lan Yu's adopted sons.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang did not speak directly, but gave Zhu Biao a look, and Zhu Yuanzhang immediately understood what Zhu Yuanzhang meant, and immediately said: "Yes, I think what Prince Consort Ouyang said makes sense!"

"What do you think, Korean prince?"

Forehead.
When Li Shanchang heard Zhu Biao's question, his expression was still quite ugly, and he certainly wanted to say he disagreed.

But just as he was about to speak, he felt a sharp gaze looking at him. The owner of this gaze was none other than the retired emperor Zhu Yuanzhang. Li Shanchang looked up and exchanged a glance with Zhu Yuanzhang. After just one glance, Li Shanchang immediately lowered his head again.

Seeing this look, Li Shanchang felt a little cold in his heart.

He knew that this was Zhu Yuanzhang warning him not to say anything.

Is there a better way than Ouyang Lun? !
Li Shanchang's mind was working rapidly at this moment, trying to think of a better way than Ouyang Lun.

But after thinking about it, he couldn't think of it. After all, Li Shanchang had many requirements. The first was to save Lan Yu. Now he knew that there was no hope of asking for credit for Lan Yu. It was already very good to be able to save Lan Yu. If he could also save Lan Yu's adopted sons, that would be great!
But, the current situation is obviously impossible.

At this moment, Li Shanchang was completely clear about Ouyang Lun's methods. From the very beginning, Ouyang Lun had no intention of killing Lan Yu, because Ouyang Lun knew that it was impossible to kill Lan Yu just based on his current crimes, because the retired emperor Zhu Yuanzhang and the emperor Zhu Biao would not agree.

So Ouyang Lun could first say that Lan Yu should be beheaded, forcing Li Shanchang to take action personally, and then take advantage of the situation and suggest beheading Lan Yu's adopted sons.

In this situation.

In order to save Lan Yu, Li Shanchang had no choice but to sacrifice Lan Yu's adopted sons.

Thinking of this, Li Shanchang understood very clearly that he had lost to Ouyang Lun again in this "fight".

"Duke Hanguo, have you thought it through?" Zhu Biao asked.

Seeing that Li Shanchang had not spoken yet, Little Li immediately asked loudly: "Duke Hanguo, His Majesty is asking you a question?"

"what!"

Li Shanchang came to his senses and nodded helplessly. "I think what Prince Consort Ouyang suggested is a good idea. General Lan Yu is a pillar of the Ming Dynasty. If it weren't for the instigation of those adopted sons, he would never have violated military discipline and regulations!"

"I also ask the Emperor, Your Majesty, to severely punish General Lan Yu's adopted sons and restore the integrity of the Ming army!"

Li Shanchang said these words almost with his back teeth gritted. Although those adopted sons of Lan Yu were all Lan Yu's loyal warriors, they were also members of the Huaixi Party. Failure to protect them this time would be a serious blow to the prestige of the Huaixi Party, and would also cause shakes within the party.

However, Li Shanchang was very clear that saving Lan Yu this time was already a very good result.

If he continued to insist, I'm afraid the retired Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang would not just glare at him.

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The death of hundreds of adopted sons can be considered a lesson for Lan Yu!

The only thing he had to worry about now was how to comfort Lan Yu after he came down. After all, Lan Yu had a hot temper. If Lan Yu knew that he had been fighting outside for nearly half a year, and not only did he not receive any reward when he came back, but he was also convicted, and all of his hundreds of adopted sons were killed.

Even a normal person would go crazy upon hearing this news, let alone Lan Yu.

If he had a choice, Li Shanchang would definitely not choose this solution. Unfortunately, things have developed to this point and there is no chance anymore.

As Li Shanchang nodded.

The Huaixi Party officials who originally wanted to defend and intercede for Lan Yu immediately became silent. Their faces were as ugly as Li Shanchang's. Although they were very unwilling in their hearts, their boss Li Shanchang had already taken the lead in surrendering, so they didn't have any chance at all.

Neutral officials and officials from the imperial court had smiles of victory on their faces.

"Father, what do you think about this?"

Although Zhu Biao knew what Zhu Yuanzhang was thinking, he still took the initiative to ask.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slowly, "It's up to the emperor to decide."

After hearing what Zhu Yuanzhang said, Zhu Biao felt relieved.

"Since Duke Hanguo agrees, the other ministers will surely not object!" Zhu Biao paused after he finished speaking.

At this moment, the Taiji Hall became extremely quiet. The officials who had just been arguing to give evidence to Lan Yu or to speak up for Lan Yu, now all lowered their heads obediently.

Li Shanchang had agreed, so how could they dare to object?

Seeing that no one spoke, Zhu Biao spoke up, "Pass on my decree. Duke of Liang, General of the Military Cabinet, and General of Breaking the Enemy, Lan Yu, has made great contributions in conquering the Northern Yuan Dynasty. I decree to commend him!"

"As for Lan Yu's adopted son, Jin Yiwei, where is he? "

"Your Majesty, I will be here!"

Ji Gang strode in with his head held high.

"I order your Jinyiwei to quickly capture Lan Yu's adopted son. He has deceived the commander and seriously violated military rules and discipline. All of them must be beheaded to serve as a warning to others!"

"Yes!"

After receiving the order, Ji Gang quickly retreated.

"My dear ministers, this matter is settled."

"Minister Lu."

Zhu Biao spoke again.

"I'm here, old minister." Lu Chang hurried out.

"Regarding the matter of Lan Yu's adopted son, all the major official newspapers and private newspapers in the Ming Dynasty must report it, and report it truthfully. The people must be made aware of the crime that Lan Yu's adopted son committed and was executed. We must not allow those with ulterior motives to spread rumors and cause trouble!"

Zhu Biao reminded him emphatically.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Lu Chang immediately bowed.

"Okay, let's stop here and discuss other matters!"

Zhu Biao continued to preside over the morning court.

The morning court soon dispersed.

The content of this morning court session spread quickly.

The Ministry of Revenue has quickly handled the rewards for the people and merchants. Now, scenes everywhere in the Ming Dynasty are filled with people who have been rewarded praising the court.

As for the rewards for the soldiers, since the Ministry of Revenue allocated funds to the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of War then distributed the funds, it was not until after the morning court session that the rewards officially began.
(End of this chapter)