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

Ah!
Li Jinglong was shocked when he heard Zhu Yuanzhang's question.

Of course, he had heard about the rebellion of Prince of Xiang, but he never expected that Zhu Yuanzhang would ask him about it.

Before coming, his mother repeatedly reminded him to be careful with his words when meeting the emperor.

But in this situation, he had no choice but to speak.

Li Jinglong became nervous and subconsciously looked towards Ouyang Lun.

Ouyang Lun was not surprised that Li Jinglong looked at him.

After all, although their relationship was not as close as Xu Huizu's, they had at least had a few drinks together, and Li Jinglong was focused on military affairs and had never participated in the Huaixi Party's actions against him.

The most important thing is that Li Jinglong’s appearance here is also inseparable from his recommendation just now, so he still has to help.

Thinking of this, Ouyang Lun slowly said, "Duke Cao, you just need to answer whatever the emperor asks. Tell us what you think, and the emperor and His Majesty will naturally make the decision!"

"Even if you are wrong, the emperor is magnanimous and will not blame you."

Hearing this, Li Jinglong felt relieved.

Zhu Yuanzhang rolled his eyes at Ouyang Lun and said, "Who told you to say that?!"

"Li Jinglong, just keep talking. We won't go against a junior like you."

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Li Jinglong responded quickly, and then saluted towards Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao. "When I first heard that His Royal Highness the Prince of Xiang was rebelling, I was extremely shocked, because in my impression, His Royal Highness the Prince of Xiang was the least likely prince to rebel!"

"oh!?"

Zhu Yuanzhang asked curiously, "Why do you say that?"

"I am judging from the possibility of a successful rebellion. The King of Xiang is not a frontier vassal king. He has elite troops under his command, so the possibility of a successful rebellion is extremely low."

"So I think there must be other reasons for the King of Xiang's rebellion."

"In addition, I know the character of the King of Xiang very well. If no one instigates him, there will be no rebellion!"

"Of course, this is just a small suggestion from me. If there is anything wrong, please forgive me, Your Majesty."

After listening to Li Jinglong's words, Zhu Yuanzhang fell into deep thought, but after a moment, he looked at Ouyang Lun again, "Ouyang Lun, you didn't teach him these words, did you?"

Ouyang Lun immediately waved his hands repeatedly, "Grand Emperor, you have misunderstood me!"

"I haven't met Li Jinglong for a while. I was in Changsha the whole time. After I came back, I stayed in the clan residence. The Jinyiwei must know my whereabouts. They can testify for me!"

After saying that, Ouyang Lun looked at Ji Gang beside him and said, "Commander Ji, please talk to the emperor!"

Forehead.
Ji Gang originally thought that nothing would happen to him, but he didn't expect to be dragged into this.

"Ji Gang, has Ouyang Lun met with Li Jinglong or contacted him in other ways during this period?"

Zhu Yuanzhang asked in a deep voice.

"Reporting to the Emperor, according to the records of the Imperial Guard, Prince Consort Ouyang has not met with Duke Cao during this period, nor has there been any communication through any channels!"

Ji Gang said quickly.

After hearing Ji Gang's words, Zhu Yuanzhang's expression improved a lot and he gave Ouyang Lun a look.

This look seems to be saying, let me trust you just this once!
In fact, after listening to Li Jinglong's words, Zhu Yuanzhang's intention to kill the Prince of Xiang had been reduced to the extreme.

After all, he was his own son. How could Zhu Yuanzhang kill him unless he had no other choice?

To be honest, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't want to kill Prince of Xiang from the beginning. The reason why he quarreled with Zhu Biao was that he wanted to see how tolerant Zhu Biao could be towards his brothers.

This time, Zhu Yuanzhang not only saw Zhu Biao's tolerance towards his younger brothers, but also his protection.

Zhu Yuanzhang could be sure that a hundred years after his death, Zhu Biao would also treat these brothers well.

Originally, since the goal had been achieved, there was no need to argue any further, but Zhu Biao did not know that Zhu Yuanzhang was acting, and instead thought that Zhu Yuanzhang really wanted to kill the Prince of Xiang.

The father and son became more and more excited as they talked, and Zhu Yuanzhang was too concerned about his reputation to give in.

So that's why when Ouyang Lun arrived just now, he saw the father and son arguing fiercely.

Now Ouyang Lun gave him a way out. Although Zhu Yuanzhang was somewhat unhappy with Ouyang Lun, he still chose to take advantage of the situation.

After all, Zhu Biao was also a stubborn person, and if the argument continued like this, it would be difficult to end.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang coughed twice and said, "Li Jinglong, your analysis is good and well-reasoned."

"In addition to the muzzle found by the Jinyiwei, it is clear that the twelfth elder was indeed instigated to rebel, but his crime does not warrant the death penalty."

As he spoke, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Biao, "Where is the Twelfth Master now?"

"Replying to Your Majesty, I have already followed Brother-in-law Ouyang's advice and arranged for the Prince of Xiang to go to sea to train the navy of our Ming Empire!"

"I personally wrote a letter of admonition to my twelfth brother, telling him that if he does not make achievements in the navy, he will stay at sea for the rest of his life and will never be allowed to return to the mainland!"

Zhu Biao replied quickly.

"Since you, the emperor, have already made the arrangements, then continue to carry out the punishment!" Zhu Yuanzhang nodded.

Now that the twelfth prince has been sent away, even if Zhu Yuanzhang wants to punish the King of Xiang, it will be very difficult.

"Yes!" Zhu Biao nodded excitedly, and then continued: "Father, in the letter of admonition to Twelve, I also mentioned one point, that is, if Old Twelve makes achievements in the navy!"

"To bring honor to the emperor, he will be allowed to return to the capital to see the emperor! This is written in the name of the emperor!"

"I just want my twelfth brother to feel the care and love of our father!"

"I heard that after receiving this letter of admonition, my twelfth brother was so moved that he started crying and kept shouting that he was sorry for disappointing the father."

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes suddenly became moist.

"Father, what's wrong with you?" Zhu Biao saw Zhu Yuanzhang's red eyes and asked quickly.

"It's okay. Sand just got into my eyes. I'll be fine after squinting for a while!" Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand. "The sea is not a good place to stay. When we go down, prepare some useful things for Old Twelve."

"Although he made a big mistake, he is still my son, Zhu Yuanzhang, after all. I must not let the twelfth brother suffer too much!"

"Yes, I, your son, thank you on behalf of my twelfth brother!" Zhu Biao was delighted. He knew that at this moment, his twelfth brother, the Prince of Xiang, was safe.

Zhu Yuanzhang continued to look at Li Jinglong, "Li Jinglong, tell me again, how should we deal with the mess left by the King of Xiang?"

"this."

"Just say it, don't worry about offending me. After all, some people are crazy about offending me, but I'm not trying to kill them!"

After saying this, Zhu Yuanzhang even looked at Ouyang Lun deliberately, as if to say, "What are you looking at? I'm talking about you!"

"Your Majesty, I dare not speak nonsense." Li Jinglong shook his head. He almost offended the emperor with his recent words, and now he had to continue speaking.

The cautious Li Jinglong immediately decided not to express any opinions.

Seeing that Li Jinglong was determined not to come out, Zhu Yuanzhang was speechless, but he did not get angry. Instead, he turned his gaze to Ouyang Lun.

"Ouyang Lun, don't hide from us anymore. I'll leave the affairs of the Xiang Wang territory to you!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said calmly.

"Your Majesty, I just wanted to come and pay my respects today, but I didn't expect to take on a new mission!"

Ouyang Lun couldn't laugh anymore and looked helpless.

"Don't make excuses for us. You were the one who put down the Changsha rebellion, and you let Old Twelve go. No one is more suitable for this job than you!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said confidently: "You have to handle this matter for me beautifully!" "No, the emperor!" Ouyang Lun couldn't bear it any longer, "Although I am the hand of civil officials and military generals, I am also a human being. You throw everything to me. This is not letting me have an easy life!"

"Not for your own good? I never said that. You are just imagining things!" Zhu Yuanzhang immediately shook his head to deny it.

"Have you forgotten that you have another identity, that is, the head of the clan's residence? Do you think that such a large mansion in the clan's residence is for you to live in for free?"

"Now that the descendants of the Ming royal family have problems, should you, Ouyang Lun, as the head of the clan, intervene?"

Forehead.
Ouyang Lun's eyes widened. He had never expected that Zhu Yuanzhang could be so eloquent.

Ouyang Lun did not refute, mainly because what Zhu Yuanzhang said made sense. As the head of the clan affairs office, he had to clean up the mess caused by these princes.

Thinking of this, Ouyang Lun was too lazy to argue with Zhu Yuanzhang, and immediately said: "Your Majesty, I want Li Jinglong to assist us."

"No problem." When Zhu Yuanzhang saw Ouyang Lun agreed, a rare smile appeared on his face.

"Li Jinglong, you must cooperate with Ouyang Lun during this period. If he tells you to face east, you are not allowed to face west!"

"You must cooperate with Ouyang Lun and deal with the rebellion of the King of Xiang as soon as possible!"

"Yes!"

"Okay, you two can go, but the emperor please stay for a while." Zhu Yuanzhang was just about to wave his hand.

Ouyang Lun had disappeared without a trace.

Seeing this scene, Zhu Yuanzhang's mouth twitched.

"Your Majesty, I will take my leave!"

Li Jinglong performed the ceremony obediently and left.

Ouyang Lun was humming a little tune as he walked towards the clan residence, when he soon heard a voice behind him.

"My Lord, please stay!"

Ouyang Lun stopped and turned to look at Li Jinglong who was walking towards him quickly.

"Duke Cao, what are you doing?"

"My Lord, you can call me Jinglong or Jiujiang, but calling me Duke Cao is really embarrassing!"

Li Jinglong was very humble and his words were full of respect.

"In that case, I will call you Jinglong!" Zhao Weiguo did not continue to be polite, "Jinglong, is there anything you want to ask me?"

"My Lord, just now in Taile Palace, the Emperor asked me to cooperate with you to deal with the rebellion of the Prince of Xiang. This is an imperial decree. I have no idea about this matter. Please give me some advice, my Lord!"

Li Jinglong asked with a fist clasped.

"It's simple. Come closer and I'll tell you!"

"it is good!"

Li Jinglong immediately put his ear close to Ouyang Lun and listened attentively.

"From now on, you just need to do this. This is all."

"Do you understand?!"

"I understand what I heard, but, my Lord, is it really okay for us to do this?" Li Jinglong thought of the method Ouyang Lun had just told him, and looked hesitant.

"Since Jinglong, you don't trust me, then our cooperation ends here." After saying that, Ouyang Lun was ready to leave.

"Don't leave, my Lord! I will listen to you!"

Li Jinglong quickly agreed.

"That's right!" Ouyang Lun smiled and patted Li Jinglong on the shoulder.

"Your Majesty, I have another question!" Li Jinglong asked.

"No, you're a man, why do you have so many questions? Forget it, just ask!?" Ouyang Lun said impatiently.

"That's right. I did all these things, so what are you doing, Your Majesty?" Li Jinglong asked with a confused look on his face.

"Very good! Your question hits the nail on the head!" Ouyang Lun nodded with a smile, then asked, "Jinglong, do you know why the emperor asked you to assist me?"

"I don't know?" Li Jinglong thought of many possibilities in his mind, but he was still not sure which one it was, so he could only shake his head.

"Because I am responsible for thinking, and I need someone to do things. Only by combining them can we accomplish something!"

"Do you understand now?"

"tell me!"

"I understand, but it seems I don't quite understand." Li Jinglong scratched his head.

"These are not important anymore. Just do as I say and this matter will be resolved smoothly!"

"It will be good for you too." After saying that, Ouyang Lun waved his hand and said, "Go and do your work. As long as the sky doesn't fall, don't bother me."

"Ok."

Li Jinglong saluted Ouyang Lun before turning around and leaving.

call--

After Li Jinglong left, Ouyang Lun also breathed a sigh of relief, "Finally, it's quiet."

"I've been really busy these past few days."

"Now that I've pushed everything out, I feel a lot more relaxed and relieved."

"I'll go back and have a massage, and then have a good sleep. Perfect!"

Next scene.

Ouyang Lun, however, sat on a chair in Taile Palace with a look of despair on his face, with hot water soaking his feet.

Sitting next to him were Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao, and the father and son both looked in good spirits.

"Haha! Ouyang Lun, this is the foot bath barrel I developed myself. I added a lot of pebbles into this wooden barrel. When you step on it, it feels like you are getting a massage!"

"How about it! My ability to invent is not worse than yours, Ouyang Lun!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said with a proud look on his face.

"Your Majesty is so wise that he came up with this foot-soaking method!" Zhu Biao praised him from the side.

"Biao'er, since I abdicated, I have increasingly discovered that there are many meaningful things in life besides being an emperor, such as doing business and inventing this massage bucket!"

“We feel a great sense of accomplishment!”

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and continued, "We plan to build a factory to produce these massage buckets!"

"It costs thousands of taels to wash your feet in Tianshang Renjian, but it only costs one hundred taels to buy this massage bucket. It's so cost-effective. There will definitely be a lot of people coming to buy it!"

"We will definitely make a fortune!"

"Biao'er, do you want to invest some money? We'll give you a share of the profits in proportion when the time comes!"

"Of course I support you!"

Just as the father and son were chatting passionately, Ouyang Lun couldn't help but said, "Grand Emperor, are you sure those people went to Tianshang Renjian just to wash their feet?!" (End of this chapter)