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

Seeing that no one among the civil and military officials spoke, Zhu Biao stopped talking and continued, "Since you all recognize the achievements made by the princes of various places, but you keep questioning them, what is your mentality?"

"Are you jealous?"

"After all, the prince has more things to do, so you as officials have less to do, and you have fewer opportunities to shine, which is extremely disadvantageous to you."

Upon hearing this, all the civil and military officials hurriedly prepared to explain.

Zhu Biao waved his hand to stop the civil and military officials from speaking, "Don't rush to explain. Since I know all these things, you don't need to explain. I don't intend to get entangled with you too much on this matter!"

"I can understand your mentality. However, understanding is understanding, and this matter must continue to be implemented. Before obvious problems arise, I will not allow anyone to resist this matter!"

"Yes Yes."

"I will obey His Majesty's will!"

"Your Majesty's honor!"

Civil and military officials nodded repeatedly. They felt that the new emperor had changed. To be more precise, he had changed from Zhu Biao when he was the crown prince.

Zhu Biao is still kind and generous, but he has a bit more dignity in his bones. This may be the majesty of the emperor. There is no doubt that Zhu Biao is now a mature emperor. If they rely on Zhu Biao's generosity and kindness to hold the emperor's will hostage, then their end will surely be miserable!

Thinking of this, many officials who reacted began to sweat on their foreheads.

As expected, none of the descendants of the Zhu family are good people. They are blinded by the label of generosity and benevolence on Zhu Biao. It is true that the new emperor Zhu Biao is generosity and benevolence, but his methods are never soft!

You have to know that when Zhu Biao was the crown prince, he was involved in many major cases during the Hongwu years, and he was even the chief judge of many of them. Officials such as Yang Xian and Hu Weiyong had all been interrogated by Zhu Biao. Why did all the princes and royal relatives respect Zhu Biao?

Can it be achieved just by being "generous and kind"?

Do not!
The word "generous and benevolent" can only be derived from the comparison with Zhu Yuanzhang.

It was because Zhu Yuanzhang was too "brutal" that Zhu Biao appeared to be very benevolent. If we look at it simply, Zhu Biao's methods were enough to intimidate all of them!

Just as all the officials were agreeing, Zhu Biao shook his head and said, "Okay! I am not a stubborn person."

"This vassal management system has many advantages at present, but it also has some problems. As you have just said, I approve of this new management system, but I cannot ignore the risks involved!"

"This is the morning court, and we are discussing national affairs. If there are good ideas, we should bring them forward."

"Stop talking about problems now. Give me some concrete solutions that can be implemented. If anyone's solution is useful, they can be awarded the Outstanding Official of the Month!"

When Zhu Biao said this, the officials' eyes began to light up.

Firstly, Zhu Biao did not simply condemn them but gave them the opportunity to express their opinions. Secondly, according to the official appointment system that had just been announced, only officials who were evaluated as outstanding officials were eligible for promotion. For an official who could be the first to be rated as an outstanding official, it would be a great honor.

Ouyang Lun, who was standing in the front row of officials, opened his eyes with some surprise after hearing what Zhu Biao said. That's right. Zhu Biao had just talked so much with the civil and military officials, but Ouyang Lun had been closing his eyes to rest!

Tsk tsk.

Things were different when Zhu Biao became emperor!
He is getting better and better at the art of balancing and controlling people.

As soon as Ouyang Lun opened his eyes, civil and military officials began to actively offer suggestions. The title of "outstanding official" is still very attractive to officials who need honor. When the time comes, they can say "I am the first outstanding official of the Ming Dynasty". This will make others envious and very proud!
"Your Majesty, the vassal kings now have great power and can expand their fiefdoms on their own. Especially for the vassal kings who guard the border, they have all the benefits. We really need to think of some ways to restrict them. Otherwise, the vassal kings will be too powerful in the future, and it will be quite troublesome for the court to deal with them."

"That's right. The inland vassal kings will be easy to deal with at that time. After all, they have no way to expand their territory for the time being. So the strength gap between the vassal kings in the future may be too large."

In fact, the civil and military officials wanted to say that if these princes became strong enough, they might want to rebel. But when they thought that Zhu Biao and the princes were brothers, they did not dare to say these words. If they really said them, Zhu Biao would ask them for a solution, and they could not come up with one. Then they would be charged with provoking the relationship between the emperor's brothers, and they would probably lose the title of "excellent official".

"My suggestion is to add time and territory requirements to the expansion of the vassal kings, which means that they cannot increase too much in a short period of time!"

"I also think that the military power of the princes can be taken back, and the princes can only be mobilized in times of war or with the approval of the court."

"Starting this year, we can cut some of the feudal lords' budgets and restrict the development of the feudal lords."

Zhu Biao listened to the suggestions of the civil and military officials very seriously, but he frowned as he listened. Although the civil and military officials were indeed making suggestions, the essence of these suggestions was not to solve the problems that Zhu Biao was worried about. Most of them were to restrict the rights of the princes.

It seemed that he was making plans for Zhu Biao, but in fact he was still trying to restrict the princes by all civil and military officials, or to resist the implementation of the new prince management system.

Hey--

Zhu Biao sighed inwardly. He knew very well that the concepts of civil and military officials were not so easy to change.

Thinking of this, Zhu Biao secretly looked at Ouyang Lun, only to find that Ouyang Lun, who had closed his eyes to rest as soon as he entered the court, was now listening with great interest.

Yup!

I also have my brother-in-law Ouyang!
You should know that this new method of managing the princes was proposed and thoroughly implemented by my brother-in-law Ouyang Lun, and the clan office was under the management of Ouyang Lun. Now that we are talking about optimizing this new system of managing the princes, the first person I should ask should be my brother-in-law Ouyang Lun.

Going to other civil and military officials to discuss the matter yourself, isn't this a move that takes the long way around?
It’s not that Zhu Biao didn’t want to seek Ouyang Lun’s help, but Zhu Biao still had too high hopes for other civil and military officials besides Ouyang Lun. As a wise monarch, he naturally hoped that the court of the Ming Dynasty would be a place where all flowers bloom and all officials would be capable!
Otherwise, Zhu Biao would not have started to rectify the administration right after he took office.

But what happened this time shows that he was thinking too well. Zhu Biao wanted to be in close contact with all the civil and military officials and to be of one mind between the monarch and his subjects. However, all the civil and military officials had their own thoughts. This was purely his personal fantasy.

As soon as he thought of this, Zhu Biao broke his fantasy and turned to look at Ouyang Lun, "Brother-in-law Ouyang, you are the one who promoted the management system of the princes of the Ming Dynasty. The princes also respect you very much. Moreover, you are the head of the clan affairs office. No matter from which aspect, you are the most qualified to discuss this matter."

"I also want to know, do you have any better suggestions for the current situation of the Ming Dynasty?"

Hearing what Zhu Biao said, Ouyang Lun rolled his eyes in his heart. If he had known that Zhu Biao would point his finger at him, he would have simply continued to close his eyes and rest.

Just when Ouyang Lun was about to argue, Zhu Biao spoke first: "Regarding the affairs of the vassal kings, I feel that discussing them now may not necessarily produce any results. So, I will leave the matter of optimizing the management of the vassal kings to you, Brother-in-law Ouyang. If you have any suggestions or opinions, please go to Brother-in-law Ouyang!" "In addition, I have decided to let Xiongying and Yunwen learn from Brother-in-law Ouyang!"

Hey!
When Zhu Biao announced this decision, the entire court was shocked.

Such an important matter was actually given to Ouyang Lun to handle?

The civil and military officials were puzzled at first, but soon realized that dealing with the affairs of the vassal kings was now a hot potato. Although the Ming Dynasty was developing smoothly and the vassal states were improving rapidly, in fact, many problems were hidden underneath, such as the conflicts between the officials and the vassal kings, the conflicts between the vassal kings, and the rift between the vassal kings and the court!
Anyone who tries to deal with this will be stuck in a quagmire.

"Your Majesty is wise. I believe Prince Consort Ouyang will definitely be able to shoulder this responsibility!"

Li Shanchang was the first to speak.

Then other ministers followed suit.

"It's really perfect to let Prince Consort Ouyang handle this matter!"

"The princes will definitely listen to Prince Consort Ouyang's management and regulation."

"With Prince Consort Ouyang here to handle this, our Ming Dynasty can rest easy!"

All of this was completed in a very short period of time, and Ouyang Lun was not given any chance to speak during the entire process, and then it became a definite fact.

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"Well, since you all feel the same as I do, then this matter is settled."

Zhu Biao also nodded with satisfaction.

The more Zhu Biao thought about it, the more he felt that this decision was correct. After all, the management system of the princes was established by Ouyang Lun, and most of the princes of the Ming Dynasty were also Ouyang Lun's students and had been severely educated by Ouyang Lun. In addition, Ouyang Lun was the chief of the clan affairs office, so he could have all these factors.

If Ouyang Lun was always watching over them, the princes of the Ming Dynasty would never do anything detrimental to the Ming Dynasty. The only thing Zhu Biao had to worry about was whether Ouyang Lun would be bribed by the princes. The possibility of Ouyang Lun helping the princes was extremely small!
In terms of relationship, among all the princes, the relationship between himself and Ouyang Lun can only be compared with that between Zhu Di and Ouyang Lun. However, Zhu Di has been working hard for a long time, while he and Ouyang Lun are together. As long as he is still here, there will be no problem!

I haven't been with Brother-in-law Ouyang for a long time, and I feel a little slack!
As for feelings, they must become closer and closer.

Therefore, Zhu Biao decided that he should not only be closer to Ouyang Lun, but also let his two sons follow Ouyang Lun, just like when he was the crown prince, he was with Ouyang Lun every day. It was also at that time that the relationship between Zhu Biao and Ouyang Lun took a step further.

The gold bars and gifts given to Ouyang Lun by my younger brothers are just too weak. I will directly give my son! !

Thinking of this, Zhu Biao felt much more comforted.

Is this settled?

To be honest, even Ouyang Lun was a little confused at this moment. When he raised his head and looked at Zhu Biao, he met Zhu Biao's eyes.

It's not commanding or coercion, but pleading, expectation, and even a bit of coquettishness in it.

Forehead.
Who can stand it when the emperor personally looks at you in a coquettish way?

After thinking about it, Ouyang Lun had no choice but to give up.

Forget it.

Who says he is my own brother-in-law?

If you don't help yourself, who will?

Moreover, Zhu Biao has helped him a lot over the years. If it weren't for Zhu Biao's mediation, Ouyang Lun and Zhu Yuanzhang would have had a major conflict long ago.

Moreover, Zhu Biao was better than Zhu Yuanzhang. At least he would not force others to do things against their will.

Alas. Things are happening so quickly at the beginning of the year. I’m afraid this year won’t be very smooth!
"I obey your order. I will focus on the management of the vassal kings in the near future!"

After saying that, Ouyang Lun turned to look at the other officials, stayed on Li Shanchang for a little longer, and continued: "If you have any opinions or suggestions, you are welcome to come to my clan house and explain them one by one!"

Seeing Ouyang Lun agreed.

Zhu Biao finally felt relieved and said with a smile, "Well, now that this matter has been settled, let's move on to the next matter!"

Next, the normal process of the court meeting will begin.

Officials from various yamen spoke about their own affairs one by one, especially focusing on explaining what each yamen would do this year and what results would be achieved. In the past, officials from various yamen would naturally not do this. They would basically just throw out the problems directly or pass the buck to other officials.

But the situation this year is different.

There is a new management system for the princes, and there is also a new management system for the civil and military officials, which makes it impossible for the princes to lie low and let the internal competition continue. The new official management system will make the civil and military officials even more inward-looking!
If the princes really couldn't make it and were tired of living, the court had provided an exit mechanism. They could still be rich princes and receive a monthly salary from the clan fund. They had heard that the dividends from the clan fund were quite a lot!

But they are different from the civil and military officials. If they cannot win, what may await them is likely to be elimination!
So now officials are actively working to achieve political achievements.

There is another thing, that is, the officials on the side of the Prince Consort's party took the initiative to roll up. Most of these officials were promoted from the grassroots by Ouyang Lun. Most of these people did not have aristocratic family backgrounds, and they became officials by studying and taking imperial examinations. They were full of internal competition, and Ouyang Lun gave them opportunities and gave them directions and goals to strive for, so they naturally worked hard, and their political achievements naturally came out.

Seeing this, other officials really had no other good solution except to keep up with the pace of internal competition.

Volume. This atmosphere has already taken shape in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty.

"We have discussed this recently. I hope you will implement the decision as soon as possible. We will have the first assessment in a month!"

"Please don't let me down, my dear ministers!" (End of this chapter)