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

what! ?

Li Shanchang's roar immediately frightened everyone at the scene.

The Huaixi Party officials who were originally retreating one by one stood still in their place. At this moment they didn't know what to do. It was not right to leave, nor was it right to stay.

At this time, Li Shanchang was also confused.

He never expected that he would not be able to control his emotions and just yelled like that. If this happened in the Duke of Han's mansion, there would be no problem and no one would say anything, but this happened in the court!
The retired emperor Zhu Yuanzhang and the emperor Zhu Biao were both sitting on the dragon throne above.

Screaming like this in the Tai Chi Hall is a serious crime!
Zhu Biao's face changed, and Zhu Yuanzhang's face became even gloomier.

Li Shanchang secretly thought that something was wrong.

At this moment, Ouyang Lun spoke again, "Your Majesty, Duke Hanguo did the right thing!"

Um! ?

When everyone heard Ouyang Lun's words, they were stunned!
No, Ouyang Lun, do you want to listen to what you are saying?
Li Shanchang roared in the court, and you actually said he was right? !
Zhu Yuanzhang was almost so angry that his nose became crooked.

But Ouyang Lun obviously didn't care about that, and continued: "Just now, the emperor agreed to let these officials take the place of Duke Hanguo to be punished, and Duke Hanguo put justice above his own family and did not allow these people to be deserters. It couldn't be more right!"

"Don't you think I'm right? Korean prince!"

what! ?

When Ouyang Lun asked, Li Shanchang was still a little confused, but in order to get rid of the accusation, he nodded subconsciously, "Yes, what Prince Consort Ouyang said is exactly what I think!"

"Look, even Duke Han admitted it himself."

"So, Your Majesty, I think we should immediately send people to drag these officials away and execute them! To enforce the law!"

"Of course. Although Duke Han just tried to maintain the face of the court, the country has its own laws and the family has its own rules. This is also a violation of the court's laws, so let them bear the responsibility together."

"Can anyone tell me what crime should be charged for making loud noises in the Taiji Hall, and what the punishment should be?!"

When Ouyang Lun asked this question, an official from the Ministry of Justice subconsciously answered: "In response to Prince Consort Ouyang, according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, anyone who makes noise and causes trouble in the Imperial Palace or the various halls will be punished with five strokes of the cane at the lightest and beheaded at the worst!"

"Well, the Duke of Korea was making a noise in the Taiji Hall, and in front of the Emperor, His Majesty. The situation is neither too serious nor too serious. Beheading is definitely too severe, so I will add ten strokes of the cane to the original thirty strokes!"

"Forty strokes in total, drag them down and execute them quickly!!"

Ah!
This!
Li Shanchang suddenly became extremely anxious. These dozens of officials were the backbone of his Huaixi Party. The thirty strokes of the cane would turn into forty strokes. If they continued to be beaten, they would probably not be able to get out of bed for the next one or two months.

"Korean Duke, please save us!"

"Korean Prince, we are all here for you, you can't just ignore us!"

"I can't bear these forty blows!"

Dozens of Huaixi Party officials turned to Li Shanchang for help.

When Li Shanchang was about to speak, Ouyang Lun spoke again, "Duke Hanguo, do you want to be punished yourself? If you want to be punished, I support you, but..."

Ouyang Lun took a special look at Li Shanchang and said, "I'm afraid your body can't handle it!"

this.
Li Shanchang retreated immediately. His mind told him that he had to protect these thirty-odd men, but he knew his own body well and knew that he would definitely not survive if he was beaten with forty sticks.

When Li Shanchang looked for help towards Lan Yu in the ranks of generals, Lan Yu seemed not to see him and looked up at the ceiling.

This made Li Shanchang completely desperate.

"Since Duke Han has no other opinions, let's execute him immediately!"

Ouyang Lun was too lazy to say any more. He waved his hand and two teams of guards came in from outside the hall. They directly escorted more than 30 Huaixi Party officials out. After a while, miserable screams were heard outside.

Li Shanchang stood there blankly, as if he had lost his soul.

It's shameful, so shameful!

Li Shanchang roared in his heart. He really didn't want to stand in this hall at the moment. It would be great if there was a hole for him to crawl into.

Li Shanchang had experienced many things since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, but he had never felt as shameful and powerless as he did today.

He couldn't even protect his own men and was repeatedly humiliated by Ouyang Lun!
If Li Shanchang wasn't afraid of death, he would really want to bang his head against the huge pillar in the hall and end it all.

The execution of forty sticks did not take long and was soon completed. The guards who were carrying out the execution came in to report that twenty-nine of the thirty-eight officials were beaten unconscious on the spot, and the remaining nine were carried down trembling all over.

"The officials who were punished should be sent back to their respective residences to recuperate!"

After listening to this, Zhu Yuanzhang spoke slowly, then looked at Li Shanchang again, "This time, these officials were able to take the punishment for you, thanks to Ouyang Lun, you have to thank him!"

Um! ?

Ouyang Lun looked at Zhu Yuanzhang with a complicated expression. This old guy was really insidious. He still didn't forget to instigate at this time! However, it didn't matter to Ouyang Lun. After what happened today, he and Li Shanchang had no chance of reconciliation, so he didn't have to worry about Li Shanchang's feelings at all.

When Li Shanchang heard this, he almost fainted. However, this was the request of the retired Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang. He did not dare to disobey and could only bow to Ouyang Lun obediently, speaking with gritted teeth.

"Thank you, Prince Consort Ouyang!"

“Okay, okay!” Ouyang Lun smiled and nodded as if it was a matter of course, then continued: “But Mr. Han Guo, our relationship is actually not that good. Besides, we are all working now, and we still need to address each other by our titles during work!”

"Please call me Prime Minister Ouyang!"

"Ugh..." Li Shanchang almost bit his back teeth to pieces. He had never wanted to kill someone so much before, but now... Li Shanchang's tone became even lower, "I thank Prime Minister Ouyang for your righteous words!"

"Well, as long as he knows how to be grateful, he is not hopeless." Ouyang Lun nodded.

"." Li Shanchang simply closed his eyes, otherwise he was really afraid that he would not be able to control himself and rush up to strangle Ouyang Lun to death.

Seeing that Li Shanchang stopped talking, Ouyang Lun was too lazy to say anything more.

The originally densely populated crowd in the court suddenly became bustling due to the absence of the more than 30 civil servants from the Huaixi Party. Other officials were worried that Zhu Yuanzhang would vent his anger on them, or that they would be targeted by Ouyang Lun, the living devil, so they all lowered their heads.

"Li Shanchang, you should not come to the morning court for the time being. Just stay at home and reflect on your actions!"

Zhu Yuanzhang spoke slowly.

"Yes, thank you, Your Majesty, and thank you for your grace." Li Shanchang not only looked desperate, but also felt very disappointed.

Then he returned to the queue dejectedly.

"Okay, this matter is over. Next, let's continue to discuss how to deal with the Northern Yuan Dynasty." After saying that, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Ouyang Lun, "Ouyang Lun, you continue to speak!"

"Your Majesty, I think that the Northern Yuan Dynasty will not be able to be delayed until the Beijing-Pingyuan Railway is opened. The court should make a quick decision and decide the outcome in one battle!"

"As for who will lead the war and how to fight it, I think the Ming Dynasty should be the main force. After all, our war with the Northern Yuan Dynasty is still a national war. The Ming Dynasty must completely destroy the Northern Yuan Dynasty. Only then can it be considered a truly unified dynasty!"

"The princes are trustworthy. If we let them assist us, we will definitely get twice the result with half the effort!"

"The reform of the Ming army has come to an end in recent years. It is time for the Ming army to have a large-scale war to gain experience. In other words, let's take a look at the mule and the horse!"

"Of course, this is also a good opportunity to show the military might of our Ming Dynasty. It will be difficult to encounter such an opportunity again in the future."

Ouyang Lun explained them one by one in a clear and orderly manner.

Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Biao and other officials nodded repeatedly in response to what Ouyang Lun said, obviously agreeing with what Ouyang Lun said.

"Ouyang Lun, keep talking!"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and spoke again.

"Your Majesty, some time ago, all the princes studied hard in the clan residence of my son-in-law. To be honest, after this training, it can be said that all aspects of the princes have been improved. They have basically reached the level of being able to kill the enemy on horseback and govern the people on foot!"

"Use this battle to give a big warning to those forces that covet the Ming Dynasty!"

As Ouyang Lun spoke.

The generals of the Huaixi Party, led by Lan Yu, actually felt that what Ouyang Lun said seemed to be right!

According to Ouyang Lun's statement, then the initiative of this expedition against the Northern Yuan Dynasty would firmly fall into the hands of their Huaixi Party's military generals group!

This made Lan Yu, who had originally been in despair, regain his confidence and look excited.

You must know that as the remaining officials of the Huaixi Party, Lan Yu and other Huaixi Party officials had planned to continue to stop Ouyang Lun, but after dealing with Li Shanchang, Ouyang Lun no longer opposed the expedition against the Northern Yuan Dynasty, and even supported the court to send troops!
Isn't this equivalent to supporting Lan Yu!

And judging from Ouyang Lun's tone, the Ming army dispatched this time is a little different. It is estimated that they have been equipped with a lot of powerful equipment. The combat effectiveness of the Ming army will definitely be greatly increased!

If we take action with the greatly strengthened Ming army, the probability of success will increase again.

Thinking of this, Lan Yu became even more excited. He behaved very well and had no thoughts of opposing Ouyang Lun or even impeaching him as he had rehearsed before.

Ah!
After listening to Ouyang Lun's words, Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a moment and nodded, "What you said makes sense! Then this time, the Ming Dynasty central court will take the lead, and the major frontier vassal kings will serve as auxiliary!"

"emperor."

"Your son is here!" Zhu Biao quickly stood up.

"This time, you will be in charge of completely pacifying the Northern Yuan Dynasty!"

Zhu Yuanzhang spoke slowly.

"Yes, father. I will never let you down!" Zhu Biao was also very excited. In the past, the expedition against the Northern Yuan Dynasty was presided over by Zhu Yuanzhang himself. This time he was allowed to preside over it. This undoubtedly meant that his father Zhu Yuanzhang wanted him to further gain power and at the same time give him the credit for completely destroying the Northern Yuan Dynasty!

"Yeah." Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and thought about it, then looked at Ouyang Lun.

Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang looking at him with strange eyes, Ouyang Lun immediately guessed what Zhu Yuanzhang meant and quickly said, "Grand Emperor, I have not been feeling well recently and I have to deal with many things. I am afraid I don't have the energy to take over the conquest of the Northern Yuan Dynasty."

As for the war, whoever wants to go can go, he doesn't want to get involved.

I have made it so obvious, I believe Zhu Yuanzhang would not be unclear about it.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang ignored Ouyang Lun's words and said directly: "Ouyang Lun, don't be in a hurry to refuse. This time we are not asking you to handle it yourself, but we want you to be an advisor to the emperor and make plans for him. I believe you have no problem with this matter, right?!"

Forehead.
Ouyang Lun was speechless, as the staff officers had all come out.

This is really a new level of freeloading.

Ouyang Lun wanted to refuse again, but after thinking it over, he decided not to refuse.

Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao's attitudes were already low enough. If he refused again, he would probably make Zhu Yuanzhang angry. Since he said he would be an advisor, it meant that he had nothing to do with the matter. He only needed to give them some advice occasionally and solve some difficult problems.

Moreover, even if Ouyang Lun did not agree, once the matter was settled, as long as Zhu Biao was in charge, he would not be able to escape the fate of being harassed. In this case, he might as well agree to it and avoid a lot of trouble.

"I have no problem with this. I am willing to go through fire and water for the Ming Dynasty without hesitation!"

Ouyang Lun solemnly agreed.

"well!"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded with satisfaction. With Ouyang Lun watching over him, there was a great chance that this expedition against the Northern Yuan Dynasty would achieve its goal.

"Father, since all the civil and military officials are here, we can decide who will be the commander!"

Zhu Biao asked.

Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a moment and gave his answer, "This time, let Duke Lan Yu of Liang lead the army. He is familiar with the terrain and has sufficient knowledge of the Northern Yuan Dynasty!"

"But Lan Yu is only the vanguard. The commander-in-chief of the expedition against Northern Yuan is the emperor, and the military advisor is Ouyang Lun!"

When Zhu Yuanzhang said this, not only Lan Yu was stunned, but even Ouyang Lun was stunned.

Oh shit!

Didn’t I just say that I was just an advisor?

Now he becomes a military advisor? !

Zhu Yuanzhang, you are really playing around.

Even Ouyang Lun suspected that there was something wrong with Zhu Yuanzhang's brain.

It's easy to understand that the emperor leads the army to war, but is there something wrong with asking him to be a military advisor?
But if you insist, this military advisor does come up with some ideas.

Ouyang Lun thought about it, but couldn't think of a suitable reason to refuse.

"Your Majesty, you only asked me to give advice to His Majesty, but you didn't ask me to be a military advisor! How tiring it must be to be a military advisor?! Moreover, I am not talented enough to be a military advisor!" Ouyang Lun couldn't help but said, "Please take back your order, Your Majesty!"

"No need, it's settled!"

"Hurry up and go down to implement it. If we fail to completely destroy the Northern Yuan Dynasty this time, we will settle accounts with you two!" Zhu Yuanzhang said in a very tough attitude.

(End of this chapter)