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

Then the one most likely to have problems is the supplier!
Human greed is endless.

Although Ouyang Lun was very close to the businessmen and tried hard to create an environment for them to do business, he knew very well that these businessmen would do anything for the sake of profit!

Many tragedies in previous lives were caused by the greed of suppliers.

So this point must be taken seriously.

Hearing Ouyang Lun asking about suppliers, Guo Zi was stunned for a moment. He did not expect that the prince consort would attach so much importance to suppliers. Fortunately, as the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, Guo Zi often dealt with suppliers and was quite familiar with this aspect.

"Sir, there is no problem with the suppliers. These merchants regard you as their idol and are very sensible."

Hearing what Guo Zi said, Ouyang Lun smiled coldly, "The reason why businessmen regard me as an idol is because I can make much more money than them. They can make a lot of money by following me. If I were just a pauper, they wouldn't even look at me."

"As for being savvy, merchants are just too savvy. You have to be careful too. They are not dogs, but wolves!"

"When you are strong, they will let their tails hang down, even nod and bow to you, and lick your shoes. They look like extremely loyal dogs. But if you are weak or show a flaw, they will immediately show their fangs and swallow you up in one gulp!"

Hearing Ouyang Lun's words, Guo Zi suddenly felt a chill on his back and smacked his lips, "Prince Consort, we are officials, and they are just the lowest merchants. If we want to deal with them, it's just a matter of a word from us. It won't be that serious, right?"

"Indeed, this is the normal situation, but many times the situation is not normal. I will not go into details with you. In a word, if merchants want to use it, they must be on guard. If there is anything wrong, deal with it immediately!"

Ouyang Lun said in a deep voice.

"Yes, I understand!" Guo Zi nodded repeatedly.

Although he felt that the prince consort was a little too wary of merchants, Guo Zi still decided to strengthen the management of merchants immediately after returning.

"Old Guo, you have managed the Ministry of Revenue very well. I have already told His Majesty that you will take over the position of Minister of Revenue. You can enter the probation period when you return from your internship." Ouyang Lun said.

"Thank you, my Lord Consort, for your support!" Guo Zi was quite excited. He was originally the Minister of Revenue. In order to make way for Ouyang Lun, he took the initiative to demote himself to the Vice Minister of Revenue. Now he is back to the position of Minister again, and he feels indescribably happy.

"Well, this is not a simple internship. The Huaixi Party is up to no good!"

"You have to be very alert. The internship is probably more difficult than serving in the imperial court."

Ouyang Lun warned.

"Don't worry about this, Prince Consort. We have nearly 50 people from the Prince Consort Party going for internship this time, which is twice the number of the Huaixi Party. Moreover, most of the central enterprises where they are doing internships are our people. If the Huaixi Party can successfully complete the internship of more than 20 people, I will consider them the winners!"

When talking about "internship", Guo Zi's face was full of confidence.

"Well, this is indeed our advantage, but we must not be careless. My advice is to teach them a lesson and let them know that the pot is made of iron."

Ouyang Lun said.

"Yes, with what you said, Lord Prince Consort, we have already done it beautifully!"

Guo Zi nodded heavily.

Just as the two were discussing, Zhou Bao hurried in.

"Master, there's a letter from Taile Palace, please come over!"

"Something else? Are you calling me alone?" Ouyang Lun asked with a frown.

"It seems not. I just saw several ministers rushing over there." Zhou Bao replied.

"It seems to be no small matter." Ouyang Lun slowly stood up, "Old Guo, let's go. Since they are calling for ministers, you are indispensable. Let's go to Taile Palace together."

"We can't be late, otherwise our emperor will have an excuse to get mad."

"Yes." Guo Zi bowed, then followed Ouyang Lun obediently to Taile Palace.

Inside the main hall of Taile Palace.

The place is now filled with ministers, all of whom are important officials of the Ming Dynasty above the third rank.

The ministers all stood obediently with serious expressions, and did not dare to whisper to each other. The atmosphere in the entire hall was very solemn.

Everyone is not a fool. Calling all the important officials of the court in such a hurry must be about something important. Such a scene does not look like a good thing. It is most likely a bad thing. You have to know that Zhu Yuanzhang has now abdicated and become the emperor, and usually does not even attend the morning court.

Suddenly summoning important officials together is definitely a big deal.

It is a bad thing and it is very important, so Zhu Yuanzhang’s mood will definitely not be very good. You must not offend bad luck at this time, otherwise it will be terrible!
Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao had not arrived yet, and the ministers could no longer hold back and began to discuss in low voices.

"The Emperor suddenly summoned us here. I don't know what happened."

"I do not know either!"

"The eunuch who delivered the message didn't say anything either."

"The Prince Consort is here, go ask him."

When the ministers saw Ouyang Lun and Guo Zi come in, they immediately surrounded them.

Ouyang Lun's relationship with the retired emperor far exceeds that of these important court officials, and Ouyang Lun's clan residence is right next to the Taile Palace. He will definitely be the first to know any news here, so this question must be asked to Ouyang Lun. If even Ouyang Lun doesn't know, then no one else in the entire court will know.

"My Lord, do you know why the Emperor called us here so anxiously?"

"My Lord, could something serious have happened? If you know, please tell us immediately so that we can be mentally prepared!"

"Prince-in-law?"

Officials led by Song Lian and Lu Chang surrounded Ouyang Lun and asked. Faced with these questions, Ouyang Lun was also extremely helpless, "Everyone, I was handling government affairs in the clan residence, and suddenly someone asked me to come to the Taile Palace. I really don't know what the emperor wants us to do!"

"Don't tell me that I must know because I live close to the Emperor and have his trust! You are wrong!"

"Although I am a neighbor of the Emperor, I seldom come here, so I don't know much about his affairs. Don't ask me!"

Hearing Ouyang Lun's words, the ministers headed by Song Lian and Lu Chang looked a little disappointed. After all, if even Ouyang Lun didn't know about it, other people probably wouldn't know it either. This meant that they could only wait for the retired Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang to speak in person. However, they really didn't know whether it would be a blessing or a curse if he spoke in person.

They did not suspect that Ouyang Lun was lying to them. In fact, although the Zongrenfu and Taiyue Palace were located in the imperial palace, they were the most popular places in the Ming Dynasty. In addition to these two palaces, there was also the Taihe Hall of Emperor Zhu Biao!

Taiyue Palace, Taihe Hall and Zongrenfu are the three major power institutions of the Ming Dynasty.

Although Ouyang Lun was given an important task by the retired emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Yuanzhang often quarreled with Ouyang Lun. Moreover, Ouyang Lun was notoriously lazy and didn't care about anything other than his own business. Therefore, it was understandable that he didn't know what the retired emperor was talking about when he summoned all the ministers.

Just as the ministers were still thinking, the eunuch's sharp voice rang out.

"The Emperor has arrived!"

"Your Majesty is here!"

Zhu Biao walked in with Zhu Yuanzhang.

Seeing this, all the ministers saluted hurriedly.

"No gifts."

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand, walked through the ministers, and then sat on the first seat. Zhu Biao stood obediently beside Zhu Yuanzhang, as if Zhu Yuanzhang was still the emperor and Zhu Biao was still the prince.

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced sharply at the ministers.

"I have called you all here today because I have an important matter to discuss with you."

Zhu Yuanzhang spoke in a deep voice, with a hint of anger hidden in his words.

The ministers present at the scene had followed Ouyang Lun for a long time. When they heard what Ouyang Lun said, they suddenly became nervous, because they could all feel Zhu Yuanzhang's hidden anger. Although Zhu Yuanzhang seemed very kind at the moment, if they provoked Zhu Yuanzhang at this time, the end would definitely be miserable!
No one dared to speak at this moment, even their breathing slowed down, and no one dared to breathe loudly.

A group of ministers, including Li Shanchang, Song Lian, Lu Chang and others also kept silent, waiting for Zhu Yuanzhang to continue speaking.

"Biao'er, you are the emperor, so you should explain the matter yourself." Zhu Yuanzhang did not choose to explain it himself, but let Zhu Biao announce it.

"Yes."

Zhu Biao nodded, then looked at the officials in the hall, "The reason why my father and I summoned all of you today is mainly because the Jinyiwei has news to report today!"

"A rebellion broke out in Yunnan. The remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty joined forces with the stubborn natives and received support from Annan. They captured most of Yunnan's territory almost overnight. All the officials we sent to the area were brutally murdered!"

"Although Yunnan's Mu Ying has mobilized troops to quell the rebellion, the rebels are very powerful this time. I'm afraid it will be difficult for Mu Ying and his Yunnan border troops to resist them alone. Once the rebels occupy the entire Yunnan, I'm afraid they will continue to move north and threaten the safety of our Ming Dynasty!!"

As Zhu Biao said these words, all the important officials in the hall were obviously shocked by this matter.

You know, since the rapid development of the Ming Dynasty, it first pacified the Japanese pirates, and then beat the Northern Yuan Dynasty into tears, and also carried out internal purges several times. It was thought that war and rebellion were really getting farther and farther away from them, but it was unexpected that someone would dare to provoke the Ming Dynasty like this!
Seize the territory of the Ming Dynasty, kill the officials of the Ming Dynasty, and coerce the people of the Ming Dynasty! !
All the officials in the hall who cared about the honor and disgrace of the Ming Dynasty were now burning with anger, extremely angry!
Civil servants like Song Lian and Lu Chang were so angry that they gnashed their teeth and wished they could tear the rebels to pieces. The ministers of the Huaixi Party were equally angry, but their anger was mixed with a hint of excitement!
If there are rebels, that means there are wars to fight!
Although the Huaixi Party did not gain anything from the last expedition against the Northern Yuan Dynasty, and even their voice in the army was reduced because of the adopted son incident, the Huaixi Party is already the number one force in the Ming army, and as long as there is a war, the Huaixi Party cannot be avoided!
No one can compete with them for credit on the battlefield!

They are absolutely confident in this.

After all, more than 80% of the senior generals in the Ming Dynasty are from the Huaixi Party, so there is no need to fight for them.

After hearing the news, Ouyang Lun began to think. Yunnan Province was conquered very recently, and the remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty and the indigenous forces were extremely powerful. In recent years, the court's focus has been mainly on the north, coastal areas, and Sichuan and Shu regions, while the southern region has been neglected.

Mu Ying was quite capable, but he had only been in Yunnan for a short time. He could have been fine dealing with the remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty or the indigenous people alone. However, the remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty and the indigenous forces had joined forces, and they had the secret support of the Kingdom of Annan. To be honest, it was already very good that Mu Ying could stabilize the situation and prevent the rebels from continuing to move north.

In Ouyang Lun's view, the remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty and the natives of Yunnan are just pawns, and the real opponent is the Kingdom of Annan!

However, the Kingdom of Annan actually dared to attack the Ming Dynasty at this time. They are really seeking their own death. Well, maybe this time the South Asian issue can be completely resolved.

Thinking of this, Ouyang Lun did not say much. Based on his understanding of Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao, father and son, as long as he opened his mouth about this matter, the father and son would stick to him like a dog-skin plaster, causing him great annoyance!

"What do you think about this matter? Please speak up!"

"My father and I will listen carefully, and we must come to a conclusion today. After all, according to the news sent back by the Royal Guards and Yunnan Province, the situation is already very critical. It is obviously impossible for Mu Ying to solve the rebellion alone."

As soon as Zhu Biao finished speaking, the ministers began to speak.

"Your Majesty, the Supreme Emperor, the Northern Yuan people and the Yunnan natives colluded with each other to kill our Ming officials. In my opinion, we were too kind to them in the beginning, which led to today's disaster. Your opinion is that the court should quickly send troops to support them and severely suppress the remnants of the Northern Yuan and the Yunnan natives. Since they don't want to be the people of our Ming Dynasty, then send them to hell!"

"There is also the Kingdom of Annan. This Kingdom of Annan was originally a vassal state of the Central Plains regime and paid tribute every year. This was the case during the Tang, Song, and Yuan dynasties. However, my Ming Dynasty has been established for more than 20 years, but this Kingdom of Nannan has never come to pay tribute. This is a serious crime in itself. Now they are secretly colluding with the remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty and the natives of Yunnan, attempting to invade my Ming Dynasty. Such a heinous crime must make them bear the wrath of the Celestial Empire!"

"Your Majesty, send troops!"

There is no doubt that officials are now thinking of sending troops!

But there are also those who oppose it.

"Your Majesty, I think sending troops is a big deal, so we must be cautious!"

"I think the most important task now is to find out what the rebels want. If we can solve the problem without bloodshed, it will promote the great power of the Ming Dynasty!"

"That's right! If the imperial court sends troops, the journey to Yunnan Province is long, and all parties must be mobilized. Last year's expedition against the Northern Yuan Dynasty cost a lot of money and manpower, and this year has just begun, and we have to fight another war. If the war goes smoothly, it will be fine. If the war is deadlocked, it will be very detrimental to the development of our Ming Dynasty!"

"Your Majesty, Grand Emperor, let Mu Ying investigate thoroughly before we discuss sending troops!" (End of this chapter)