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

Believe in Ouyang Lun. Since all the logistical affairs of the rebellion-suppressing army have been handed over to Ouyang Lun, then before anything comes to light, trust Ouyang Lun unconditionally. The battlefield will still be commanded by Duke Song Feng Sheng to advance the rebellion-suppressing process!
Trust Lan Yu, dismiss Ouyang Lun from his post as the logistics chief of the rebel suppression army, and hand over all power of the rebel suppression army to Lan Yu. Lan Yu immediately goes to the front line, with Lan Yu as the main general and Feng Sheng as the deputy general, to reorganize the cleansing of the rebels. As for the millions of civilian militiamen, they will probably choose to withdraw.

In this situation, even Zhu Yuanzhang felt a little conflicted.

Seeing the silence of Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao, father and son, Li Shanchang immediately understood that Lan Yu was right to stand up!
Seeing this, Li Shanchang naturally did not want to miss the good opportunity to pursue the victory!

"Your Majesty, I think what General Lan Yu said makes sense. General Lan Yu is definitely an expert in fighting. Moreover, General Lan Yu is the general of the military cabinet and has the most say in the war in Yunnan!"

"To deal with a few rebels, we have to mobilize millions of people. I always feel that this is like using our red cannon to kill a mosquito!"

"These millions of people, let's just say they are militia, their fighting power is definitely not as good as our army to suppress the rebellion, but their consumption is dozens of times more. Even if these consumptions are borne by domestic merchants and gentry, this is all the money of our Ming Dynasty!"

"If we evacuate these millions of people as General Lan Yu said, not only can we avoid casualties among the militia, but we can also save a huge amount of money. This can be said to be killing two birds with one stone!"

As soon as Li Shanchang said this, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao, father and son, became even more shaken.

Everything else Li Shanchang said could be just talk, but evacuating millions of people and saving the money donated by merchants and gentry was simply making a fortune for nothing!

To be honest, Zhu Yuanzhang was really moved.

Zhu Yuanzhang raised his head and gave Zhu Biao a look. With the tacit understanding between father and son, Zhu Biao also understood what Zhu Yuanzhang meant. Zhu Biao then turned to look at Ouyang Lun who had been silent, "Brother-in-law Ouyang, what do you think about this?"

"Can millions of people really not be evacuated?"

"What Duke Han said is not without reason. If millions of people are evacuated safely, not only can the risk be reduced, but a large sum of money can also be saved. I think that you, brother-in-law Ouyang, and Xu Huizu should continue to perform their duties, and Duke Song's position as the chief general does not need to be changed!"

"After all, changing generals before a battle is a taboo in military strategy!"

"Of course, since Duke Lan Yu of Liang has made suggestions for the country, he should be rewarded!"

Zhu Biao's words were made after careful consideration and he came up with a way to strike a balance, which would also maximize the interests of the court!

Upon hearing this, Li Shanchang and Lan Yu both smiled. Although they failed to achieve all their goals, they were able to abort Ouyang Lun's plan, which was considered a successful blow to Ouyang Lun, preventing him from continuing to advance and squeezing out their living space.

After all, they were also worried that if the rebellion was really won by the support of the people, wouldn't it be embarrassing for Song Guogong Feng Sheng? Wouldn't their Huaixi Party's plan to regain the initiative in the court by suppressing the rebellion fail again? !

Now Zhu Biao's arrangement has made Ouyang Lun stop completely, which is completely acceptable to Li Shanchang and the Huaixi Party.

Ouyang Lun, ah Ouyang Lun, this time I want to see how you can make excuses!
"What kind of problem is this?"

Ouyang Lun rolled his eyes. "Since Your Majesty has asked me what I think, my suggestion is very simple. The court must trust these millions of people. I admit that this person is a bit too much, but if he wins, it will be enough to influence future generations. Whenever people mention the relationship between the court and the people, this incident will inevitably be mentioned repeatedly and become a classic case!"

"And when the Ming Dynasty encounters any problems in the future, it will also give the people a demonstration of what it means to be united as one. This is what it means to be united as one! Besides, if we want to evacuate millions of people at this time, it will cost a lot!"

"Of course, whether to avoid trouble and suffering, to focus on efficiency, or to bravely take a step forward, the decision lies with the Emperor, with Your Majesty!"

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After hearing what Ouyang Lun said, Zhu Biao felt relieved again.

It is true that what Li Shanchang and Lan Yu said can reduce the risks, but it also reduces the benefits. Forcibly evacuating the people will not only cost a lot of money, but will also discourage those people who actively support the court, and it will not be able to set an example of unity between the military and the people!

How to choose?
Zhu Biao really couldn't make up his mind and could only ponder for a moment.

Seeing that Zhu Biao was persuaded by Ouyang Lun again, Li Shanchang, Lan Yu and others also became anxious. Just as Li Shanchang was about to speak, Lan Yu spoke first: "Prince Consort Ouyang, you are really a master of sophistry!"

"It is said that you, Ouyang Lun, love the people like your own children, but you are not considering them at this time!"

"Sure enough, he is so sanctimonious!"

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When Ouyang Lun heard Lan Yu's words, he couldn't help but be a little surprised. Lan Yu has made progress!
According to his understanding of Lan Yu, if he encountered this situation in the past, Lan Yu would only be helpless and furious. But today the situation is different. His words are quite sharp, even stronger than Li Shanchang!

This made Ouyang Lun look at Lan Yu with a new respect.

It turns out that it only takes one time to teach someone a lesson. It seems that after experiencing the adopted son incident, Lan Yu has become much more sophisticated and smooth.

However, Ouyang Lun was only a little surprised by Lan Yu's change.

"General Lan said it well!"

"But before you say I'm hypocritical, you should reflect on yourself. How can a general who doesn't even love his own soldiers be qualified to stand in this hall and accuse others of being hypocritical?"

"You say I'm hypocritical, but I don't mind. After all, I'm not the kind of person who loves my people like my own sons. If I don't love my own sons and go to love others, I'm either stupid or foolish."

"But it's you, Lan Yu, who really didn't consider the millions of people on the front lines!"

"Neither you nor I know what the situation is on the front line right now, but you are spreading the theory of defeat in various ways. Is your purpose for the Ming Dynasty? Your purpose is just to satisfy your own little thoughts!"

"What do you call this? It's called Master Zhao's intention is known to everyone!!"

"And I don't know what you are so anxious about! I am in charge of the logistics of the army. I said there is no problem with the logistics, but you insisted that there is a problem with the logistics?" "Duke Feng Sheng of Song is also considered a member of the Huaixi Party, right? As the commander-in-chief of the army to suppress the rebellion, if there is a problem with the logistics, why didn't he write a letter to impeach me?"

"The people on the real front line didn't speak up, so what qualifications do you people who are just eating and doing nothing in the rear have to speak up?"

"The situation of suppressing the rebellion is going very well now. You can't see the benefits, but you can see a lot of disadvantages. I think you are hoping that this war will fail, right?"

"Either a traitor or a stupid thief!"

Ouyang Lun was at full fire at this moment, and he severely criticized Lan Yu, Li Shanchang and others.

Li Shanchang and others wanted to refute many times, but they were simply unable to get a word in. There was no way they could argue with Ouyang Lun for so long. They had no more ideas in their minds and were left with nothing but indignation.

Even Lan Yu, who had made some progress, was now in a daze. The offensive power of Ouyang Lun's words was too strong, and they exposed all his thoughts. He felt extremely guilty.

Ouyang Lun's words were not meant to be offensive. After hearing his words, many officials began to understand.

Thinking about it carefully, I suddenly felt that Ouyang Lun was more right. Of course, this was true for those officials who stood from the perspective of the entire Ming Dynasty. As for the officials who stood on the side of the Huaixi Party, they would only think that Ouyang Lun was just showing off his eloquence!
There was dissatisfaction on his face and in his heart!
The reason why Ouyang Lun said so much was that he didn't think that Li Shanchang, Lan Yu and others would listen to him. As long as the other civil and military officials and Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao, father and son, could listen to him, his goal would be achieved.

Just as Ouyang Lun thought, Zhu Yuanzhang and his son Zhu Biao did listen to him and began to think seriously and weigh the pros and cons.

The change in the expressions of Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao, father and son, also caused the attitudes of civil and military officials to begin to change. Even the officials belonging to the Huaixi Party did not dare to speak nonsense at this moment. They would not stand on Ouyang Lun's side, but had to consider the attitudes of Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao, father and son.

Officials who did not belong to the Huaixi Party had an even more ambiguous attitude, and some even started to discuss it directly.

"What Prince Consort Ouyang just said seems to make more sense!?"

"Indeed, the situation is very good now, but we have to change the generals at the last minute and evacuate millions of people. This really hurts the people's hearts."

"If the battle situation was unfavorable, it would be understandable to make changes, but now there is no problem, but we have to drastically change the strategy. What does this mean?"

"I think we should wait and see. Maybe the next news will be the news of the rebellion being quelled successfully."

"Actually, this is very simple. Duke Song, the commander-in-chief, didn't say anything. It's useless for us to discuss it more."

Lan Yu's face became increasingly uglier as he listened to the discussions of the civil and military officials. Ever since the last incident with his adopted son, he had seriously reflected on himself and discovered that he had been too reckless and aggressive in the past, which had led to his failure. So he tried to calm himself down. Before that, Lan Yu had not attended court for a long time in order to temper his character. He did not come out until he felt he was ready.

The purpose is to avenge the previous humiliation.

Lan Yu thought he was well prepared for this court meeting, and he was patient, waiting until Li Shanchang was about to be defeated before he stood up. His appearance attracted a lot of attention, making him look like a hero saving the day. In addition, Ouyang Lun had already fought with Li Shanchang for several rounds, and all his means had been exhausted, which gave him more opportunities to defeat Ouyang Lun.

At the beginning, things developed exactly as Lan Yu had expected. He turned the situation around as soon as he opened his mouth.

But after Ouyang Lun's remarks, the situation changed again. The retired emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor Zhu Biao and other civil and military officials were once again persuaded by Ouyang Lun and seemed to all stand on Ouyang Lun's side.

Lan Yu was quite depressed when he thought of this. Ouyang Lun was really good at talking! He had underestimated him!
Moreover, Ouyang Lun's words were obviously directed at him and were like rubbing salt into his wounds.

How could Lan Yu tolerate this? The emotions that he had tried so hard to control collapsed immediately, and he shouted hysterically: "Ouyang Lun, you are talking nonsense!"

"Ouyang Lun, you are a civilian official who doesn't understand military affairs at all. I, Lan Yu, have fought in at least a thousand battles with the Emperor. I know much more about how to fight than him. You are just lucky and you are just good at talking about war on paper!"

"I, Lan Yu, am here today. Don't even think about tempting the Holy Spirit!"

Seeing Lan Yu acting like a mad beast, Ouyang Lun became calmer instead. "Yeah, this is the General Lan Yu I'm familiar with. This is right!"

"Thousands of battles on the battlefield are indeed very fierce, but what does this have to do with suppressing the rebellion this time? The battlefield is ever-changing, and completely applying past experience is a way to death!"

"Also, have you studied the equipment upgrades of our Ming army seriously these past two days? No, you don't know your own soldiers and equipment, yet you jump to conclusions. This is irresponsible to the Ming soldiers!"

"Of course, I, Ouyang Lun, am not a power-hungry person. If any of you really think you can do better, I, Ouyang Lun, will withdraw immediately. I will be responsible for evacuating millions of civilians and the logistics. I, Ouyang Lun, will no longer be involved in this rebellion!"

"General Lan Yu, I think this can finally satisfy you."

After Ouyang Lun finished speaking, he looked at Lan Yu, and then at the other officials. "Not only General Lan Yu, but other officials are willing to give way to me if they want to challenge me. I only have one request. If the rebellion fails this time, you cannot blame me for anything!"

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Lan Yu was just about to agree, but Li Shanchang coughed twice. Lan Yu immediately calmed down and looked at Ouyang Lun warily.

Lan Yu actually wanted to take over. Judging from the current situation, even without the help of millions of people, he, Lan Yu, was confident that he could defeat the rebels. However, Ouyang Lun took the initiative to give up his position, which made Lan Yu alert. He wondered if Ouyang Lun was cheating by doing this!

Lan Yu also listened to what Ouyang Lun said just now. Once millions of people and logistics were evacuated, they would have to consider the terrain of Yunnan. You know, Lan Yu noticed one thing, that is, if millions of people had not rushed to Yunnan, the 150,000-strong rebellion-suppressing army led by Duke Feng Sheng of Song would have been lost in the deep mountains and forests for almost a month!

The reason why Lan Yu did not say anything was mainly because this matter was not a good thing for their Huaixi Party!

Even Lan Yu, the most capable fighter in the Huaixi Party, did not speak, and naturally no one else spoke first. War is no joke. If they really had to fight, few of them could be sure they could do better than Feng Sheng.

The result is that no one stepped forward to take over. (End of this chapter)