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

Zhu Yuanzhang stood up and walked to the door of the hall, then stopped, thought for a while, and sat back down.

Seeing this, Wang Zhong asked curiously, "Grand Emperor, what are you doing?"

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hands and muttered, "I am a retired person now. If I rush to Ouyang Lun at this time, won't Ouyang Lun laugh at me?"

"No, we can't afford to lose this person."

"Let's wait a little longer. If the emperor still doesn't come, go to the clan house and ask us what happened."

Hearing this, Wang Zhong nodded helplessly, "Yes, the Emperor."

Wang Zhong could understand Zhu Yuanzhang's reaction as he had followed Zhu Yuanzhang for so long. The older Zhu Yuanzhang got, the more he cared about his face.

Having been arguing with Ouyang Lun for so many years, he naturally didn't want to go to the clan house like this.

Time passed little by little, and just when Wang Zhong was about to go to the clan house to look for someone.

Zhu Biao walked in.

"My son has met my father!"

Zhu Biao came in an obvious hurry.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Biao, sized him up, and said, "The emperor took a long time to go to the clan house!"

"In reply to your father, Brother-in-law Ouyang held an entrance ceremony for all the princes. This was the first entrance ceremony I've ever seen, and the method used was quite novel. I learned a lot from it, so I came back a little late."

Zhu Biao said a little nervously.

"Are you nervous? I don't mean to blame you." Zhu Yuanzhang said, sniffing his nose and wondering, "Strange, why do I smell a scent? It's a fragrance. It's very familiar. I seem to have smelled it there before!"

"Smell?" Wang Zhong quickly sniffed it, and then said with a puzzled look: "Your Majesty, I don't smell anything! And I watch the people cleaning the hall every day, there is absolutely no problem."

"Father, I didn't smell anything either. Did you smell it wrongly?" Zhu Biao became more and more nervous. Could it be that his father smelled the scent of massage on his body? This was impossible.

"Didn't you smell it? It seems we smelled it wrong." Hearing that Wang Zhong and Zhu Biao both said they didn't smell it, Zhu Yuanzhang looked puzzled, but gave up worrying about it.

"Biao'er, now that you're back, tell us what that kid Ouyang Lun is up to!" Zhu Yuanzhang asked hurriedly.

"Father, this is what happened." In response to Zhu Yuanzhang's inquiry, Zhu Biao hurriedly told him what he had already thought of. The content was naturally what he saw and heard in the clan house.

Zhu Yuanzhang was quite shocked when he listened to Zhu Biao's report!

"Our sons are really promising! They are almost becoming big landlords!"

"But Ouyang Lun is the most sinister one. He can actually make all our sons obey him. This kid is really capable!"

"Biao'er, you have to be careful with this kid Ouyang Lun!"

"When necessary, the authority of the clan affairs office must be taken back."

Hearing this, Zhu Biao was quite helpless. In fact, he had tried very hard to report the matter to Zhu Yuanzhang calmly and objectively, but he was afraid that Zhu Yuanzhang would look unhappy after hearing this and become wary of Ouyang Lun again.

The results are obvious.

"Father, Brother-in-law Ouyang is absolutely loyal to our Ming Dynasty. Let's not be suspicious of him. If it weren't for him, you and your son wouldn't be so relaxed."

Zhu Biao said quickly.

"There is some truth in what you said, but Biao'er, you are the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. You can't be led by Ouyang Lun by the nose. You will lose your soul!" Zhu Yuanzhang was worried about Ouyang Lun, but it was nothing. After all, he had been worried about Ouyang Lun for so many years. However, after hearing Zhu Biao trying hard to explain to Ouyang Lun, Zhu Yuanzhang became even more worried.

His son Zhu Biao is good in every way except that he is too kind. Given Ouyang Lun's insidiousness, what if he turns his son into a puppet?
"Losing your soul? What's wrong with that?"

Zhu Biao looked at Zhu Yuanzhang with some doubt, "Father, according to what you said, haven't you also lost your soul over the years?"

"The Five-Year Plan, education, military, feudal system reforms, Beijing-Pingyuan Railway, all of these were proposed by Brother-in-law Ouyang, and you did them all!"

"In your time, it was you, the emperor, who was wise and powerful, and appointed talented people to positions. But here, your son, you are the powerful ministers in power and have become puppets?"

Forehead.
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard Zhu Biao's words, he was so choked that he was speechless.

"Ahem, Biao'er, that's not what I meant. What I meant was..." After thinking for a long time, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't know how to explain, so he simply waved his hand, "Forget it, we father and son won't talk about this. Anyway, you just need to keep some tricks up your sleeve!"

Zhu Biao rolled his eyes and deliberately said, "Father, since you are so afraid of Brother-in-law Ouyang, why don't we just go all out and give Brother-in-law Ouyang to..."

After saying this, Zhu Biao made a gesture of wiping his neck.

"No, no!" Zhu Yuanzhang immediately shook his head. "Ouyang Lun's head is too valuable. If we kill Ouyang Lun, who will the Ming Dynasty rely on for its development? Li Shanchang and the Huaixi Party? That would make us even more worried!"

"Biao'er, asking you to defend against Ouyang Lun is completely different from killing him. Ouyang Lun must not be killed now. If he is killed, your mother and your sister will have to sever their ties with us. Sometimes, a scare will do the trick."

"Without Ouyang Lun, what will we eat, drink, and play?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's face showed that he was reluctant to kill Ouyang Lun, but as he was talking, Zhu Yuanzhang reacted, raised his head and glared at Zhu Biao, "Good boy, Biaoer, you have learned bad things from Ouyang Lun! You dare to trap me here!"

"Hehe." Zhu Biao smiled, "Father, please don't be angry. I know that you don't want to kill Brother-in-law Ouyang. Over the years, I have already regarded Brother-in-law Ouyang as one of my own. But when it comes to understanding Brother-in-law Ouyang, it's you, Father!"

"Of course we know that guy." Zhu Yuanzhang muttered.

"Father, you chose to build the Taile Palace next to the clan palace, wasn't it because you wanted to be closer to your brother-in-law Ouyang?" Zhu Biao continued.

"That's because we want to help you keep a close eye on Ouyang Lun to prevent him from bullying you! If that kid Ouyang Lun dares to do anything wrong, we will be the first to deal with him!" Zhu Yuanzhang explained immediately.

"Yes, yes." Zhu Biao nodded, "He clearly wanted to go to the Zongrenfu, but he was concerned about his reputation and would rather sneak past it than go through the Zongrenfu gate."

"Ouyang Lun doesn't even come, why should we go over there?"

Zhu Yuanzhang said depressedly.

"Father, how about this? I will find a chance to have a good chat with my brother-in-law Ouyang. Of course, I will be very tactful and won't tell him that this is your intention. I will ask him to come to Taile Palace more often to chat with you when he has time!"

"What do you think?" Zhu Biao asked cautiously.

Zhu Yuanzhang was moved when he heard Zhu Biao's words, but he still looked indifferent. "You made the decision on this matter. It has nothing to do with us. If Ouyang Lun knew about it, I would not admit it."

"Of course, this is just my wishful thinking and has nothing to do with you, father." Zhu Biao said hurriedly.

"Father, how about I go and call my brother-in-law Ouyang over now? He is free now!" Zhu Biao spoke again.

"Okay!" Zhu Yuanzhang nodded repeatedly, and then asked in confusion: "Hey, Biaoer, how do you know Ouyang Lun is still free now?"

"Cough cough..."

Zhu Biao coughed twice in embarrassment. He had just had a foot washing and massage with Ouyang Lun. At this time, Ouyang Lun was probably still working overtime and must be free!

Of course, Zhu Biao would definitely not say it directly like that.

"Your Majesty, have you forgotten? I just came from the clan house. My brother-in-law Ouyang has already dealt with the affairs of the princes. He probably has time now." Zhu Biao explained.

"That's fine. We also have a lot of things I want to ask this kid, so you go and teach him!" Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it and finally nodded.

"Okay, I'll go call my brother-in-law right away!" After Zhu Biao said this, he turned around and walked out of the hall.

"Wait!" Zhu Yuanzhang called Zhu Biao again.

"Father?" Zhu Biao stopped and turned to look at Zhu Yuanzhang. He thought Zhu Yuanzhang had changed his mind.

"Remember, it was you who called Ouyang Lun, and we didn't beg him to come," Zhu Yuanzhang reminded.

"Yes, I understand!" Zhu Biao nodded and left.

After Zhu Biao left, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Wang Zhong and asked uncertainly: "Wang Zhong, did you really not smell that fragrance?"

"Fragrance? I really can't smell it!" Wang Zhong sniffed, "Maybe I'm old, my nose isn't very good anymore."

"Really? I really smelled a fragrance just now, and it was very familiar, but I just can't remember where I smelled it." Zhu Yuanzhang muttered.

Not long after, Zhu Biao dragged Ouyang Lun, who looked reluctant, into the hall.

"Father, Brother-in-law Ouyang is here!"

When Zhu Yuanzhang saw Ouyang Lun, his face suddenly became stern.

"Ouyang Lun, what are you doing here? Are you here to explain to us the affairs of your clan house?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked in a deep voice.

"No! I don't know what I'm doing here. I'm taking a shower."

"Cough cough." Zhu Biao coughed twice quickly.

"I was washing my hands when His Majesty the Emperor barged in and dragged me here without saying a word!" Ouyang Lun turned to look at Zhu Biao, "Brother Emperor, can you tell me what's the matter with you dragging me here before the Emperor?"

Swish--

Zhu Yuanzhang and Ouyang Lun both looked at Zhu Biao.

This made Zhu Biao nervous and embarrassed.

"Well, Brother-in-law Ouyang, didn't we hold an admission ceremony for the princes today? I'm worried that I didn't explain it clearly enough, so I would like to ask you to help explain it to our father!" Zhu Biao said quickly.

He was really afraid that Ouyang Lun and Zhu Yuanzhang would have another fight. Both of them were very stubborn, and the more this happened, the more likely the conflict would deepen.

"So that's why I was wondering why you were so anxious!" Ouyang Lun nodded, then said directly: "Grand Emperor, this matter was arranged by Ouyang Lun alone, and has nothing to do with Your Majesty. Besides, you gave me full authority to handle this matter, you can't deny it now!"

"Nonsense! How could I go back on my word? Ouyang Lun, stop slandering me!" When Zhu Yuanzhang heard what Ouyang Lun said, he immediately shook his head in rebuttal.

The atmosphere became awkward again.

"Cough cough."

Zhu Yuanzhang coughed twice and spoke again, "Of course, the emperor has already told us the general situation of this matter. Ouyang Lun, you did a pretty good job this time. After all, it is not easy to make the princes study and improve themselves in your clan house so honestly."

Zhu Yuanzhang did not completely deny Ouyang Lun. He had talked so much with Zhu Biao and was very clear about this.

You should know that Zhu Yuanzhang hired many teachers for this group of princes, but the end result was that those teachers were exhausted by these princes and all came to him to complain.

"Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty!"

Ouyang Lun smiled and bowed.

"Don't be too happy yet. I still have something to ask you. I heard from the emperor that you plan to let the most outstanding princes serve as senior officials in the clan affairs office and give them advice on their development. What are you up to? Don't tell us that this is a reward for the princes. Your reward is a bit too big, so big that it's a bit abnormal!"

Zhu Yuanzhang asked in a deep voice.

"Isn't this just a little reward? Look how nervous you are." Ouyang Lun said calmly.

"Hmph, we are not nervous, but wise and far-sighted! How could your little tricks be hidden from us?" Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly and spoke.

In Zhu Yuanzhang's view, during the Chinese New Year some time ago, the princes sent New Year gifts to Ouyang Lun one after another, and were all trying to invite Ouyang Lun's help. At that time, Ouyang Lun's reply to him was that he had burned all the letters written by the princes, which was regarded as a rejection of the princes' idea.

But Ouyang Lun knew clearly why the princes were looking for him, and now he was going to take the initiative to help. This was obviously a collusion with the princes under the name of reward!

Or maybe Ouyang Lun wanted to win over the princes and prepare for a future alliance with them to force the Ming central court!
Ouyang Lun alone was enough to make Zhu Yuanzhang worried. Now with the addition of the Ming Dynasty's vassal kings, if these two really unite, Zhu Yuanzhang really has no idea how the Ming Dynasty central court can win in the future. He is afraid that he will not be able to handle that situation even if he tries to handle it himself!
Moreover, the development of the vassal state is already incredibly fast. If there is help from Ouyang Lun and the clan government, wouldn't the development speed be even faster! ?

At that time, will the central court manage the vassal states, or will the vassal states manage the central court?
Zhu Yuanzhang was very worried about this.

After hearing what his father Zhu Yuanzhang said, Zhu Biao couldn't help but worry. He originally wanted to say something good to Ouyang Lun, but facing Zhu Yuanzhang's words, he really didn't know how to start.

After Ouyang Lun heard this, he first glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang, then at Zhu Biao. Seeing the expressions of the father and son, he naturally understood what was going on. Ouyang Lun's mouth curled up slightly. (End of this chapter)