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

Chapter 624 Lan Yu has changed! The Huaixi Party holds another banquet (Please subscribe!!)

On the other hand, we also need to find an outlet for Lan Yu to vent his emotions.

There is no doubt that attacking Ouyang Lun is the most appropriate and effective revenge, but Ouyang Lun is no longer the newcomer who just came to the capital from Northern Zhili. He is now the chief minister of the cabinet, the chief of the clan affairs office, and the number one civil servant who holds the power of several key government offices in the court! !

It is no exaggeration to say that Ouyang Lun's authority has even surpassed that of Li Shanchang, who was the prime minister at the time!
Although Ouyang Lun did not have the title of prime minister, he had already been the prime minister in reality.

Moreover, Ouyang Lun was not alone. Behind him were many important officials of the Ming Dynasty, such as Guo Zi, Wu Jingzhi, etc., as well as the governors of the provinces of the Ming Dynasty! If we really talk about the development of the Prince Consort Party, the civil officials may not be weaker than the Huaixi Party!

To sum it up in one sentence, even if he gathered the strength of the entire Huaixi Party, Li Shanchang had no confidence in taking down Ouyang Lun.

Since it is revenge, we must be sure to win in one battle, so as to boost morale.

When Li Shanchang was still struggling to find a reasonable target for revenge, Lan Yu actually gave him a very good target!
The Jinyiwei was too large and had a special relationship with the emperor and the retired emperor. Li Shanchang would naturally not retaliate against the entire Jinyiwei. But if it was just a captain, that would be a different story.

Although the rank of a thousand-householder of the Jinyiwei is a bit low, it undoubtedly makes people more confident. Moreover, the fact that his Huaixi Party dares to deal with a thousand-householder of the Jinyiwei is enough to show their strength!
"So this guy was the one who told the secret!"

"I've long felt that Zhao Jiu is unreliable!"

"Humph! If it weren't for Zhao Jiu getting in the way, we might still be having a celebratory drink right now!"

"We must not let Zhao Jiu go!"

"You must take revenge!"

At this moment, after hearing Lan Yu's words, the anger in the hearts of the Huaixi Party officials and nobles was completely aroused!
They are now extremely angry. Originally, their Huaixi Party could have returned to the top this time by relying on Lan Yu's victory over the Northern Yuan army!
However, it was because of Zhao Jiu's report that the effort was in vain.

Some people may say that Lan Yu was appointed as the Grand Commandant! You should know that this is the highest position held by a military commander. Even Xu Da and Tang He did not hold this position. But we are not stupid. The position of Grand Commandant is indeed very high, on par with the Grand Tutor and the Grand Master!
But, I have no real power!
Especially in a dynasty like Daimyo where the emperor had a highly centralized power and there was not even a prime minister, the position of Taiwei was nothing more than an honorary title, not as good as Lan Yu's position of "General of the Military Cabinet"!

But the price Lan Yu paid was the lives of almost all of his adopted sons and the first credit for this expedition against the Northern Yuan Dynasty!

It can be said that it was a huge loss, which is why Lan Yu was furious after learning the news.

Seeing that the people of Huaixi were furious, if they were not controlled and appeased, they might kill Zhao Jiu, the captain of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, in the next second. It was not easy to make the Huaixi party have a common goal, so Li Shanchang naturally would not let them go like that.

"Everyone, I agree with Lan Yu's analysis. This Jinyiwei Captain Zhao Jiu can be said to be a traitor. He took our money and benefits, but ended up turning against us, causing Lan Yu to lose a hundred adopted sons!"

"We must not let this person go!"

"But everyone, please don't rush to act. His Majesty's decree has just been issued. If we act right away, people will think that we, the Huaixi Party, are arrogant and domineering and do not obey His Majesty's decree. If someone reports us to His Majesty or the Emperor, we, the Huaixi Party, will be punished again!"

“That’s such a loss!”

After hearing what Li Shanchang said, the Huaixi Party members nodded and asked, "Old Prime Minister, what should we do next?"

"If we don't take revenge on Zhao Jiu, how can we hold a memorial ceremony for the 100 adopted sons of General Lan Yu? Although they are General Lan Yu's adopted sons, they are actually members of our Huaixi Party. Since our people were killed, we must take revenge!"

"Of course we have to take revenge, and we have to do it as soon as possible to let Zhao Jiu know how serious it is to betray our Huaixi Party. But we still need to think about the method carefully, and we must not let others get hold of our handle again!"

Hearing this, the expressions of the Huaixi Party members, who were originally extremely angry, calmed down a lot.

"Also, I know what you are worried about, but don't worry. Although the news about Lan Yu has had a great impact on our Huaixi Party, it is a fact that Lan Yu led the army to defeat the Northern Yuan army!"

"Whether or not I get the first merit, or even the reward, it doesn't matter. Otherwise, Your Majesty, the Emperor would not have dealt with Lan Yu in this way!"

"So from this point of view, you don't have to worry about it happening to you when His Majesty and the Emperor are doing the internal reckoning."

Li Shanchang said slowly.

Hearing these words, all the officials and nobles of the Huaixi Party were undoubtedly relieved. When they came to the Duke of Han's mansion, they were indeed most afraid that the emperor and the retired emperor's punishment of Lan Yu was only the beginning of their actions against the Huaixi Party.

Now that they were certain that the retired Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang and the Emperor Zhu Biao would not deal with them again, they naturally no longer felt the indignation they had just felt.

"Zicheng, please say a few words to everyone!"

Li Shanchang took the initiative to turn around and said to Huang Zicheng who was standing beside him.

Among the entire Huaixi Party, Li Shanchang's most promising ones are Huang Zicheng and Qi Tai. However, Qi Tai is currently building a railway in northern Zhili. Huang Zicheng, on the other hand, spends most of his time with his teacher Li Shanchang and is highly valued by Li Shanchang.

The reason why Huang Zicheng was given the opportunity to speak was actually that Li Shanchang gave Huang Zicheng a chance to show his abilities. Huang Zicheng was still relatively young and lacked prestige within the Huaixi Party. In the future, he would naturally rely on Lan Yu as a military general, but on Huang Zicheng and Qi Tai as a civil servant.

If Lan Yu had the help of Qi Tai and Huang Zicheng, he would definitely be able to stabilize the situation on the scene.

Even if he was unable to fight against Ouyang Lun, he would not be worried. If Li Shanchang could not get up one day and passed away, the Huaixi Party would fall apart!
"is teacher!"

He naturally understood why Li Shanchang asked him to come forward and speak to the Huaixi Party!
My heart is filled with gratitude towards Li Shanchang!

"The meaning of what the teacher just said is very clear. After what he did today, your majesty will not deal with General Lan Yu again. This is obviously a warning!"

"Since General Lan Yu has passed the test successfully, then we will be fine too. We just need to follow the teacher's instructions and there will be no problems!"

"Next, we can discuss how to deal with those who betrayed us!"

With Huang Zicheng's further explanation, all the Huaixi Party officials and nobles present were finally relieved.

Soon the atmosphere on the scene became lively again.

"Everyone, I have a suggestion. How about we hold a banquet at the old prime minister's house? I'm sure there are many people who want to see our Huaixi Party make a fool of themselves tonight. The more so, the more we must use practical actions to tell them that this little setback cannot defeat our Huaixi Party!"

Huang Zicheng spoke immediately.

"That's a good idea!"

"Just now at General Lan Yu's mansion, we were interrupted by Zhao Jiu and didn't drink well. Now that the old prime minister and General Lan Yu are here, we have nothing to fear!"

"That's right, we were celebrating General Lan Yu's promotion to Grand Marshal!"

"Teacher, what do you think?" Huang Zicheng turned his head and looked at Li Shanchang and asked respectfully.

Li Shanchang naturally hoped to restore the confidence of the Huaixi disciples through a banquet, but he did not agree immediately. Instead, he looked at Lan Yu who was sitting next to him.

"Lan Yu, what do you think?"

"Your adopted son has been arrested. He probably won't survive this time. If we hold a banquet now, will it..."

Li Shanchang has been paying attention to Lan Yu's expression, because Li Shanchang found that Lan Yu was a little different from the one he knew in the past. To describe it in one sentence: Lan Yu is too calm now!
You have to know that according to Lan Yu's past personality, if he encountered such a thing, he would probably be so angry that he would draw his sword to kill Zhao Jiu, or even kill Ouyang Lun!

But today, Lan Yu looked calm since he entered the Duke of Korea's mansion, except for saying a harsh word when mentioning Zhao Jiu. At first, Li Shanchang thought that this was because Lan Yu had just experienced an incident and became a little silent after being extremely angry.

But gradually, Li Shanchang realized something was wrong.

There was clearly anger and even hatred in Lan Yu's eyes, but he was suppressing it tightly. This was undoubtedly a forced suppression on his part!

Obviously, Lan Yu did not figure it out as he said. It is very likely that Lan Yu is planning a revenge!
Will Li Shanchang be among Lan Yu's revenge targets? !

It seems that Lan Yu’s current condition is not as good as he imagined.

When he thought of this, Li Shanchang felt a chill on his back. That was why Li Shanchang wanted to ask Lan Yu.

Facing Li Shanchang's question, Lan Yu paused for a moment before speaking: "My hundreds of adopted sons died to protect me. They died for a good cause. I will take good care of their wives and families!"

"As for those who killed them, I, Lan Yu, will not let any of them go!"

"Mr. Huang is right. There are many people outside who are waiting to see the Huaixi Party make a fool of itself. They also want to see the Huaixi Party fall apart. We can't let them succeed!"

"I support holding the banquet! It was originally hosted by me, but now I can only bother the old prime minister!"

"Please rest assured, old Prime Minister. I, Lan Yu, will follow your lead in the future and rebuild the glory of Huaixi!"

Um! ?

After hearing what Lan Yu said, both Li Shanchang and Huang Zicheng, the master and his disciple, were stunned.

It was hard for them to imagine that these words came from Lan Yu's mouth.

Could it be that after experiencing these things, Lan Yu completely transformed? If so, it would be a good thing for the Huaixi Party.

"Ah! Good!"

"Since the protagonist Lan Yu has agreed, let's hold the banquet today!"

"This banquet is held to celebrate Lan Yu's promotion to Grand Marshal, and also to let outsiders see that our Huaixi Party is definitely not so easily defeated!"

"Someone! Prepare the banquet!"

Following Li Shanchang's order, the entire Korean Palace began to move.

Although it was a bit rushed to prepare a banquet at this time, this was the mansion of the Duke of Korea, and Li Shanchang's greatest hobby was to enjoy himself. There were so many maids, cooks and servants in the mansion that even the cook had gone to bed, so they were all woken up, and fast horses were immediately sent to the private estate on the outskirts of the city to fetch the ingredients.

In less than an hour, all the food needed for a banquet was ready!
Since it was a banquet, singing and dancing were inevitable. There were many singing girls and dancers in the Hanguo Mansion, but there were too many people from the Huaixi Party. Without saying anything, Li Shanchang sent his butler to the major brothels and music houses in the capital to call in a large number of singing girls and dancers, so that every official and noble of the Huaixi Party could hug them! !
Stimulated by the delicious food, beautiful women and music, the Huaixi Party members were intoxicated by it. The fear and worry on their faces had long disappeared, replaced by smiles!

The entire Korean Mansion was bustling with activity!

The banquet lasted until late at night before slowly dispersing.

Although Li Shanchang was old, he participated in the whole process this time, and after the banquet, he watched all the Huaixi Party officials and nobles leave!

Li Shanchang sat in the hall drinking sobering tea.

Huang Zicheng walked in slowly.

"teacher."

Li Shanchang looked up at Huang Zicheng, then asked calmly, "Have all the people left?"

"They all left." Huang Zicheng nodded.

"Where is Lan Yu?" Li Shanchang asked specifically.

"He left too. Before he left, he pulled me aside and asked me to tell you, teacher, that he was too impulsive and reckless before, leaving you alone at the front. He's very sorry! He will definitely be more careful in the future." Huang Zicheng said puzzledly.

Then he opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something.

Li Shanchang saw Huang Zicheng's expression and said, "Zicheng, there are only you and me here, master and disciple. There are no outsiders. Just say whatever you want to say."

"Teacher, I feel that General Lan Yu is a little different!" Huang Zicheng said directly: "Before, I could immediately guess what General Lan Yu was thinking from his words and actions, but now I feel like I can't see through him!"

"And General Lan Yu's eyes are a little creepy!"

"It seems that I am not the only one who has discovered this!" Li Shanchang exclaimed.

"Teacher, have you also noticed that something is wrong with General Lan Yu?!" Huang Zicheng said hurriedly.

"Well, actually, from the moment Lan Yu walked into my Duke Han's mansion today, I noticed that something was wrong with him!" Li Shanchang frowned.

"Teacher, you said that everything Lan Yu did today was just a rehearsal!" Huang Zicheng said worriedly, "He is still acting like this to us. Maybe he has some grudge against us, and what he is doing now is for revenge later!"

"It's not impossible!" Li Shanchang pondered, then raised his head and said, "I have tested him several times at the banquet, and now..."

(End of this chapter)