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

There are only a handful of people who can serve as the main general, but there are many who can serve as the deputy general.

If I can take on the position of deputy general this time and return victorious, there is no need to say much about my merits, and my qualifications will be much higher in the future!

All the generals looked at the retired emperor Zhu Yuanzhang expectantly.

Seeing this, Li Shanchang was quite proud of himself for standing up and proposing the "deputy general candidate".

Since the position of chief general was directly decided by Emperor Zhu Biao and the position of general manager of logistics was given to Ouyang Lun, then he would definitely have the opportunity to recommend the deputy general.

Li Shanchang's thinking was very simple. He was the one who raised this question. Neither Zhu Yuanzhang nor Zhu Biao had thought of this. Since they didn't have a candidate in mind, they would definitely ask himself. However, Li Shanchang already had a candidate for deputy general in his mind!
After hearing what Li Shanchang said, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao were indeed stunned, but then they felt that Li Shanchang was right and that the candidate for deputy general must be carefully determined.

But who is suitable?

Zhu Yuanzhang planned to ask Li Shanchang. After all, this was a question raised by Li Shanchang alone, so he must have some ideas of his own.

However, just when Zhu Yuanzhang was about to ask and Li Shanchang was about to answer.

Ouyang Lun, who had been silent all along, spoke up, "Your Majesty, I also think that the selection of the deputy general is very important. I have a suitable candidate in my mind!"

Ok? !

Ouyang Lun opened his mouth.

The atmosphere at the scene suddenly became tense.

You have to know that Ouyang Lun has never been so active before. As soon as he opened his mouth, it felt like he was going to challenge Li Shanchang and even the entire Huaixi Party.

This doesn't really fit with Ouyang Lun's character in the past!
When they saw Ouyang Lun jump out on his own initiative, the officials and generals of the Huaixi Party immediately looked at Ouyang Lun, and Li Shanchang even frowned.

What on earth is Ouyang Lun trying to do? !

Is this an active declaration of war?
Li Shanchang knew very well that he and Ouyang Lun were political enemies, but in the past Ouyang Lun had almost never taken the initiative. This was why Li Shanchang did not expect to be intercepted by Ouyang Lun. Now Ouyang Lun's move can be said to have caught Li Shanchang off guard.

What made Li Shanchang even more fearful was that Ouyang Lun was competing for the position of deputy general this time!

On the surface, he was just recommending talents he thought were capable to the court, but in reality, he wanted to extend his hand into the Ming army. If Ouyang Lun's recommendation was successful, it would be equivalent to Ouyang Lun planting a chess piece of the Prince Consort Party in the army. Not only would the credit for suppressing the rebellion in Yunnan be forcibly divided, but after the rebellion was suppressed, this chess piece would probably continue to be promoted, and in the end, it would squeeze the Huaixi Party's voice in the military!
Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao were also somewhat surprised when they heard Ouyang Lun step forward to recommend a candidate for deputy general.

Everyone at the scene was surprised by Ouyang Lun's behavior, but they were also confused, who would Ouyang Lun recommend?

Being the deputy general of the army to suppress the rebellion is not an insignificant position, but one that is extremely important!

In terms of power, his power is only lower than that of the general who suppresses the rebellion. He is the second most important person in the entire army besides the general. If this person is appointed by the emperor himself, then the deputy general will also have the right to monitor the main general and even have the opportunity to replace him!

There are no more than twenty qualified candidates for such an important position in the entire Ming Dynasty!
And among these twenty, at least fifteen belong to the Huaixi Party, and the remaining five have nothing to do with Ouyang Lun. Ouyang Lun simply does not have any suitable candidates!
After this analysis, Li Shanchang felt a little disdainful.

In Li Shanchang's opinion, Ouyang Lun was indeed very capable, both in politics and military. But what was the use of being alone, Ouyang Lun, no matter how strong he was? He couldn't do everything.

The officials of the Prince Consort's Party were indeed good at governing government affairs, but when it came to marching and fighting, even if all the officials of the Prince Consort's Party were added together, they would still not be able to match the generals of the Huaixi Party.

snort!
Li Shanchang snorted inwardly, and then began to think again. The person you recommended, Ouyang Lun, must not be comparable to the experienced veterans of the Huaixi Party who have fought on the battlefield for a long time.

Even Li Shanchang had already made up his mind that if the candidate proposed by Ouyang Lun was not qualified, he would take the opportunity to fan the flames and make sure that Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang would severely punish Ouyang Lun.

At this time, Ouyang Lun spoke up, "Your Majesty, the person I want to recommend this time is the Duke of Wei."

Before Ouyang Lun finished speaking, Li Shanchang spoke first: "Ouyang Lun, do you want to listen to what you are saying!"

"The Duke of Wei is guarding the border for the Ming Dynasty and cannot be easily moved. Moreover, the Duke of Wei is old. If we force Xu Da to go to Yunnan to quell the rebellion, I'm afraid that the Duke of Wei will die on the peninsula before he even reaches Yunnan."

"When the Northern Yuan sees that the Ming Dynasty's northern defenses are empty, they will definitely send troops to attack. How should the Ming Dynasty respond then?"

"You are a civilian who knows nothing about military affairs, yet you rashly interfere in military affairs? Do you think that the power you control is not enough and you still want to control the military power?!"

After hearing what Li Shanchang said, everyone present, including Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao, father and son, looked a little strange.

Even a fool would understand that Li Shanchang's words were totally untenable and were clearly "making trouble out of nothing". Of course, Li Shanchang didn't really want to use this incident to convict Ouyang Lun, he just wanted to use this as an excuse to severely criticize Ouyang Lun and make him retreat!

but
How could Ouyang Lun be the kind of person who would back down after being confronted by Li Shanchang like this!
Ouyang Lun didn't get angry but laughed instead.

"Master Li, you are really anxious!"

"When did I say I wanted Duke Wei to do it personally? I just wanted to recommend Duke Wei's eldest son, my brother-in-law, Duke Wei's heir, Xu Huizu!"

"I don't need to explain Huizu's ability in detail. The Emperor, His Majesty, and all the other gentlemen are aware of it."

Forehead.
When they heard the three words "Xu Huizu", everyone present suddenly realized.

This is truly a perfect candidate for deputy general to suppress the rebellion!

Xu Huizu was eight feet and five inches tall, with a handsome face, extraordinary heroic appearance and talent. He was initially appointed as the Minister of Honor and Guards of the Left Army Governor's Office, and later he often followed the army to war, where he made many meritorious deeds. He inherited his father's true teachings and was definitely a second-generation leader among the younger generation of the next generation.

Moreover, Xu Huizu has been inspecting and training troops in various garrisons of the Ming Dynasty and is in charge of the affairs of the Central Military Governor's Office. He is quite famous and experienced.

With Duke of Song Feng Sheng as the main general, Duke of Wei's son Xu Huizu as the deputy general, and Ouyang Lun in charge of logistics, with such a lineup, there is no way they could lose this battle!
At this moment, even Zhu Yuanzhang raised his lips after hearing the candidate recommended by Ouyang Lun, thinking in his heart that Ouyang Lun was really cunning and treacherous!

It was obvious that he was trying to snatch the opportunity of Li Shanchang's recommendation, but the candidate recommended by this guy was really unique. Even if Li Shanchang recommended another person now, he would not be able to compete with the one recommended by Ouyang Lun. In terms of ability, the Ming Dynasty could find many people who were better than Xu Huizu.

But in this matter of suppressing the rebellion in Yunnan, after the main general had been confirmed to be Duke of Song Feng Sheng, there was really no one more suitable than Xu Huizu as the deputy general.

It is true that Xu Huizu is Ouyang Lun's brother-in-law. He is also the son of Xu Da, the leader of the Huaixi Party and Duke of Wei, and a member of the Huaixi Party. Although Xu Da does not support Li Shanchang and does not participate in the affairs of the Huaixi Party, Xu Da's prestige is extremely high, and even Li Shanchang has to consider Xu Da's influence.

Being intercepted again, Li Shanchang and the officials of the Huaixi Party were very angry, but at this time they calmed down. It was not possible not to calm down!
Ouyang Lun is not alone now. Not to mention other officials of the Prince Consort's Party, Ouyang Lun has four wives, one is a princess, two are daughters of dukes, and one is a daughter of a grassland tribe. Especially these two daughters of dukes, Duke of Wei Xu Da and Duke of Xin Tang He, their combined influence is no weaker than that of their Huaixi Party in the army.

Not only Xu Da and Tang He, but also their sons and subordinates, most of these people will also support Ouyang Lun!
And the grassland tribe seems to have developed as well. It is said that the grassland tribe can mobilize hundreds of thousands of troops at any time.

Ouyang Lun’s military strength is the most terrifying!

He was not afraid of the Huaixi Party at all. The reason why he did not confront the Huaixi Party head-on before was only for one reason, that was that Ouyang Lun was too lazy to do it, not that Ouyang Lun did not have the ability to do so.

Thinking of this, Li Shanchang and the Huaixi Party officials felt extremely uncomfortable. Everyone felt like they were poured with a basin of cold water.

At this time, Zhu Biao also spoke.

"I also think my brother-in-law's suggestion is good!"

"My Ming Dynasty should also give more opportunities to the younger generation. I am well aware of Huizu's abilities. It is very appropriate for him to serve as the deputy general to suppress the rebellion in Yunnan this time!"

After Zhu Biao finished speaking, he turned his head and looked at Zhu Yuanzhang, "Father, what do you think?"

"Well, this is a good suggestion, let's arrange it this way!"

"This time, the suppression of the rebellion in Yunnan will be handed over to Feng Sheng, Ouyang Lun, and Xu Huizu. If they succeed, we will reward them. If they fail, we will punish them without mercy!"

"As for how to proceed, I won't get involved in the discussion. Anyway, I believe you can come up with a solution."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, agreeing with Zhu Biao's words.

When Ouyang Lun heard what Zhu Yuanzhang said, he really wanted to rush up and slap Zhu Yuanzhang.

Why does Zhu Yuanzhang seem to be becoming more and more shameless?

He is getting better and better at being a hands-off boss.

Just open your mouth, right?

Although he was very unhappy in his heart, Ouyang Lun still did not say it out loud, in order to give Zhu Yuanzhang some face.

"Your Majesty, the terrain in Yuannan is dangerous and the roads are not that convenient. I will naturally find a way to support the army, but I cannot guarantee that there will be no accidents!"

Seeing Ouyang Lun say this, Zhu Yuanzhang was not angry at all, but rather somewhat happy. After all, with the words "Ouyang Lun will find a way to take care of the army's logistics", Zhu Yuanzhang knew that the matter was settled. As for Ouyang Lun's statement that he could not guarantee it, in Zhu Yuanzhang's view, this was just Ouyang Lun's humble words.

"As long as you have tried your best, the Emperor and I will not blame you!"

"It's settled, you guys should hurry down and prepare!"

After hearing what Zhu Yuanzhang said, all the ministers tactfully left.

Ouyang Lun naturally withdrew from Taile Palace as soon as possible. Just when Ouyang Lun was about to return to the clan house with his hands behind his back, he heard shouting from behind.

"Prince-in-law!"

"Oh? It's the Duke of Song!" Ouyang Lun turned his head and saw that the person calling him was the Duke of Song Feng Sheng.

"My Lord, I'll leave the logistics of suppressing the rebellion in Yunnan to you this time!" Feng Sheng bowed to Ouyang Lun, his intention to show goodwill was extremely obvious.

Ouyang Lun was quite surprised by Feng Sheng's statement.

He and Duke of Song Feng Sheng had no friendship in the past, and they were even political enemies. Duke of Song Feng Sheng had never given him a good face. In the past, he was the type who would not say hello even if they met. But now he took the initiative to run over to salute and say hello.

This is really surprising.

However, Ouyang Lun was also very clear that the reason why Duke of Song Feng Sheng came to show his goodwill to him was because of military logistics. From this point of view, it can be seen that Feng Sheng is much more capable of dealing with people than Lan Yu.

Although Ouyang Lun would not make any adjustments to the logistics for either Lan Yu or Feng Sheng, based on Feng Sheng's attitude, Ouyang Lun would give him more things so that he could fight more comfortably.

"Don't worry, Duke Song. I, Ouyang Lun, clearly distinguish between gratitude and resentment. Since the Emperor and His Majesty trust me and let me be in charge of the army's logistics, I will naturally do a good job!"

"Don't worry about the army's logistics, Duke. Just think about how to win this battle!"

Ouyang Lun said a few polite words and prepared to leave.

However, Duke Song spoke again, "I would like to ask the Prince Consort if you have any suggestions on how to quell the rebellion this time?"

Um!?
Ouyang Lun was shocked again. Could it be that Duke Song took the wrong medicine today?
Why don't you just say a few polite words? Why do you keep asking?

"Duke Song, you should ask Lord Li about this matter, not me, right?" Ouyang Lun said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Duke Song also reacted immediately and said apologetically: "Your Highness, I misunderstood. I sincerely want to ask for your advice, and I have no other intentions."

"You have heard what the Emperor and His Majesty said just now. The matter of suppressing the rebellion in Yunnan depends on you, me, and Prince Xu. If we fail to suppress the rebellion this time, it will be difficult for the three of us. Although the Prince Consort is a civil servant, he has a unique vision in military affairs. I really want to listen to the Prince Consort's advice!"

After saying this, Duke of Song Feng Sheng looked at Ouyang Lun with great expectation.

Ouyang Lun could naturally feel Feng Sheng's sincerity.

After all, Feng Sheng is not Lan Yu. Although both of them are from the Huaixi Party, Feng Sheng is obviously more sensible. Of course, Feng Sheng may really just want to win the battle to quell the rebellion.

Ouyang Lun thought for a moment and said, "Regarding this rebellion, I don't have any good suggestions, but we must not rush into it. After entering Yunnan, we must take one step and look three steps ahead. Yunnan's rugged terrain is both disadvantageous and advantageous. As long as we make good use of it, it will help to suppress the rebellion!" (End of this chapter)