Chapter 227 Take advantage of Ouyang Lun's illness and kill him! (Please subscribe!!)
"We asked you to go to Guangdong Province to protect the country and the people. We didn't ask you to kill people. There is a huge difference between you and Ouyang Lun!"
"We don't expect you to be as good as Ouyang Lun, but you don't need to be so bad!"
"Compared with Ouyang Lun, you are nothing but shit. No need to compare you with Ouyang Lun. It is simply insulting Ouyang Lun!"
Lan Yu looked aggrieved and spread her hands, "Old Xiangguo, listen, His Majesty's scolding was so unpleasant. When I fought in the bloody battle with Hongdu, Ouyang Lun was still playing in the mud!"
"If you have the ability, let me and Ouyang Lun set up a battle on the battlefield, and I will have to twist off his head and use it as a chamber pot!"
Li Shanchang glanced at Lan Yu and said, "When it comes to governing a place, you are indeed no better than Ouyang Lun. When it comes to fighting, you probably lose more."
Forehead.
Hearing Li Shanchang's words, Lan Yu was dumbfounded and said unconvinced: "Old Xiangguo, where are you from? Why do you say this? Is Ouyang Lun really that powerful?"
"If you have a chance, just go to Yong'an Mansion and you will know. If nothing else, the red cannon alone can send you away."
"If Ouyang Lun had attacked Hongdu Station back then, you wouldn't have been able to hold on for a day, let alone a hundred days."
Li Shanchang's words made Lan Yu stunned for a moment.
"Also? Besides Your Majesty and me, who else is there?" Li Shanchang asked curiously.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Lan Yu muttered: "I was angry again when I said this. After being scolded by His Majesty, I originally wanted to go to His Highness the Crown Prince in the East Palace to seek some comfort, but His Highness the Crown Prince scolded me again. "Dun, if my sister hadn't stopped me, my ass would have blossomed."
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said that I am not as good as Ouyang Lun in everything, so he insisted that I learn from Ouyang Lun."
Li Shanchang nodded, "Your Majesty and His Royal Highness are right. You should indeed learn from Ouyang Lun, but have you learned or not?"
"I learned it! After I came back, I sent people to keep an eye on Ouyang Lun's every move. However, the Chief Secretary's Yamen of Beizhili was heavily guarded. I sent many spies to try to sneak into the Yamen, but they all failed. I had to let People are guarding outside the yamen every day."
Hearing this, Li Shanchang's mouth twitched, "I asked you to learn from Ouyang Lun, but you arranged for someone to monitor him?"
"Hehe, if you know yourself and the enemy you can fight a hundred battles without danger." Lan Yu said unhappily: "Your Majesty scolded me and the prince criticized me, all because of Ouyang Lun. I want to see how perfect Ouyang Lun is. When I find out what Ouyang Lun is, I will definitely I need to report it to His Majesty and the Crown Prince, and let them know that Ouyang Lun is just a person who is good at disguising!"
"When the time comes, they will naturally stop using Ouyang Lun to educate me."
"Your method is really a new approach. If the problem cannot be solved, then solve the person who caused the problem!" Although Li Shanchang was a little speechless, he somehow felt that this method made sense.
"Old Xiangguo, don't tell me, you really did something for me!" Lan Yu said excitedly.
"What is going on?" Li Shanchang asked quickly.
The corners of Lan Yu's mouth rose, "Didn't His Majesty ask Zhou Zhen, the Minister of Punishment, to go to Beizhili to investigate Ouyang Lun some time ago?"
Li Shanchang nodded, "I know this. I was on the scene at the time. The reason was that Ouyang Lun sent a memorial to His Majesty, saying that he wanted to build a 'development model prefecture'. What kind of market should be built to do business with the prairie people? This made His Majesty so angry. In addition, Zhou Zhen was on the side to make a fuss. His Majesty almost sent people to arrest Ouyang Lun. It was only after I spoke a few words that His Majesty was allowed to stop. The direct arrest was changed to investigation and disposal, and Zhou Zhen was asked to go to Beizhili in person. It has been a long time, but there is no news about Zhou Zhen."
"Hey, there's no news!" Lan Yu said excitedly: "According to the report from the spies I sent to keep an eye on the Chief Secretary's Yamen, Zhou Zhen was beaten violently not long after he led his people into the Chief Si's Yamen of Beizhili. He was thrown out immediately, tsk tsk, and he openly beat the imperial envoy, Ouyang Lun is really brave!"
"Old Xiangguo, do you think this is a big deal?"
"Zhou Zhen was beaten by Ouyang Lun? Did you see it with your own eyes?" Li Shanchang asked quickly.
You must know that beating an imperial envoy is equivalent to a slap in His Majesty's face, and the crime is less serious than treason. Those who are close to him will be dismissed from office, and those who are more serious will be beheaded directly.
"My people only saw Zhou Zhen and his men being thrown out by people from the yamen. They were beaten until their noses were bruised and their faces were swollen. They were in tatters and they were afraid. They were like beggars. Who else could they be except those sent by Ouyang Lun to beat them." Lan Yu road.
"Yes, the incident happened in the yamen. No matter who is responsible, Ouyang Lun can't escape the blame." Li Shanchang suddenly realized something again and said hurriedly: "Something is wrong. With Zhou Zhen's character, he was beaten violently by Ouyang Lun." , I will definitely write a memorial immediately and participate in Ouyang Lun's one, but it has been so long, but the capital has never received a memorial about Zhou Zhen."
"Lanyu, do your people know where Zhou Zhen went after he was beaten?"
Hearing Li Shanchang's inquiry, Lan Yu was stunned for a moment, then recalled, and said: "According to the information from my spies, Zhou Zhen and his party were particularly angry after being thrown out of the Yamen, and then temporarily left the Yamen. Along the way, we also found some people to ask about Ouyang Lun, and then they met some ruffians and were beaten up again, and then there was no news about Zhou Zhen."
"Old Prime Minister, do you think Zhou Zhen has been silenced by Ouyang Lun? If so, then Ouyang Lun is too arrogant, even more arrogant than me. I must learn from this!"
"If that's the case, Ouyang Lun may be doomed this time." Li Shanchang shook his head, "Ouyang Lun is still too young after all. He has made so many contributions and is in a high position, so he will inevitably be a little domineering."
Li Shanchang glanced at Lan Yu again. The person in front of him was also an example.
"I remember that Tang He and Xu Da are both in Beiping now. Wouldn't they care if something like this happened?"
"Whatever!" Lan Yu smiled strangely, "As soon as Zhou Zhen was thrown out, the two of them went to the Yamen without even looking at Zhou Zhen. They also stood guard at the Chief Secretary Yamen for five days."
"what!"
Li Shanchang stood up suddenly, with a look of disbelief on his face.
Even Ouyang Lun's beating of Zhou Zhen was not enough to shock Li Shanchang. After all, Zhou Zhen's aggressive methods were really unpleasant. "Deserved" played a big part in being kicked on the iron plate this time, but it was unacceptable to let the two princes of the Ming Dynasty stand guard. Don't let Li Shanchang think more highly of Ouyang Lun.
"Yes! I was also shocked when I learned the news."
"Old Prime Minister, these are nothing. There is something even more shocking. This news has just come. It is said that Ouyang Lun spent millions to buy 20 sheep from the grassland. His Majesty has already rejected Ouyang Lun's proposal. , He still dares to do this, do you think Ouyang Lun has second thoughts?"
"It won't take long for the court to get the news, and it will spread throughout the capital soon!"
"Beating the imperial envoy and secretly conducting large-scale transactions with the grassland, Ouyang Lun can't live with just these two things this time!" Lan Yu said with a smile.
Li Shan sighed, shook his head and said, "Perhaps the most serious thing about Ouyang Lun is not these two things."
"It's not these two things, what is it?" Lan Yu asked curiously.
"You just said that Xu Da, Tang He and others went to stand guard at Ouyang Lun's Chief Secretary's Yamen after the incident. This has already expressed their attitudes. They are both willing to stand with Ouyang Lun when it comes to fighting imperial envoys. , what if it is a rebellion? Your Majesty can forgive everything else, but he cannot forgive the collusion among his subordinates, not to mention the three of them. One controls the [-] Northern Expeditionary Army, one controls the Ming Dynasty's coastal defense, and the other controls the entire Northern Zhili. The three of them jointly Get up, you can definitely compete with the Ming Dynasty!"
"Xu Da and Tang He supported Ouyang Lun in resisting His Majesty, Old Prime Minister. This is impossible." Lan Yu couldn't believe it, but then thought of something else, "I remembered one more thing. My spies in Peiping gave me back There was news that Tang Miaomiao, the daughter of Tang He, was very close to Ouyang Lun. She often went to the Chief Secretary's Yamen with Princess Anqing, and they treated her like sisters." After hearing this, Li Shanchang couldn't help but sigh, "They all say that Ouyang Lun Lun's ability to win over people is at its peak, but now it seems that he has underestimated him!"
"Xu Da and Tang He have not been of the same mind as us for a long time. We Huaixi children followed His Majesty through life and death, and only then did we conquer the Ming Dynasty. After Hu Weiyong's incident happened, His Majesty did not trust us Huaixi children as much as before. As a result of external transfers and decentralization, the officials who once followed Ouyang Lun have been reused repeatedly. If this continues, it won't be long before there will be no place for us Huaixi descendants in the court. This is the case in the court, and in the army. Even if I’m afraid, it won’t be any better.”
"This time Ouyang Lun committed suicide, we can take the opportunity to get rid of him. Once Ouyang Lun loses power, the so-called 'consort party' will disappear and be worth mentioning." Lan Yu said in a deep voice: "Old Xiangguo, take advantage of this opportunity. Ouyang Lun's disease will kill him!"
Li Shanchang knew very well that this was the real reason why Lan Yu came to him today.
While Li Shanchang and Lan Yu were discussing, the housekeeper Ah Fu hurriedly walked in and said, "Sir, someone from the palace has sent a message, please come into the palace immediately. Your Majesty has important matters to discuss with you."
coming!
Li Shanchang was shocked.
Lan Yu also guessed why Zhu Yuanzhang asked Li Shanchang to enter the palace.
"Old Xiangguo, I have discussed this with the other Huaixi disciples before I came today. This is what we all want. I also ask Old Xiangguo to take the opportunity to get rid of Ouyang Lun for the sake of our Huaixi disciples!"
"If necessary, I can take the Huaixi disciples into the palace to meet the Saint!"
Hearing this, Li Shanchang thought for a moment and nodded, "I will go to the palace to meet His Majesty first. You go and select a few people from the Huaixi disciples who have sufficient qualifications and official positions to join the palace together."
"Okay!" Lan Yu was overjoyed.
at the same time.
Zhu Yuanzhang is furious in the Hall of Supreme Harmony at this moment!
"Can any of you tell me where Zhou Zhen went? Where did my Minister of Justice go?!"
"The dignified Minister of the Ministry of Punishment of the Ming Dynasty disappeared out of thin air within the territory of the Ming Dynasty. This is simply a great shame!"
"What do Ouyang Lun and Xu Da do for food!?"
When Li Shanchang walked in, he happened to see Jiang Ying, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, kneeling on the ground shivering.
"My minister Li Shanchang pays homage to Your Majesty."
"Li Shanchang, Zhou Zhen has not been heard from in Beizhili. Do you know about this?"
"I just heard about it." Li Shanchang nodded.
"Then what do you think?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked, staring at Li Shanchang.
"Your Majesty, Zhou Zhen disappeared in Beizhili. This matter still needs to be investigated by Ouyang Lun, the chief envoy of Beizhili. There must be a conclusion." Li Shanchang answered with his hand.
"Could it be that Zhou Zhen discovered something and was silenced by Ouyang Lun?" Zhu Yuanzhang continued to ask.
"Your Majesty, Ouyang Lun is a feudal official after all. He has great power in Beizhili and holds military and political power in his hands. It is not difficult to kill Zhou Zhen, but the truth of the matter still needs investigation and evidence."
"You answered it perfectly." Zhu Yuanzhang said solemnly.
Li Shanchang's answer seemed fair, but he kept mentioning Ouyang Lun, which made Zhu Yuanzhang, who was already suspicious of Ouyang Lun, even more suspicious.
"Your Majesty, Duke Feng Sheng of Song Dynasty, Marquis of Yingchuan Fu Youde, Marquis of Yongchang Lanyu, and Marquis of Dingyuan Wang Bi are asking for a face outside the palace!"
Wang Zhong walked in and reported.
Um! ?
"What are they here for?" Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand, "Let them come in."
"Yes."
Soon, Feng Sheng, Lan Yu and four others walked in.
"Your Majesty, Feng Sheng (Fu Youde, Lan Yu, Wang Bi), pays homage to your Majesty!"
"What's the matter with you four?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked with a frown.
"Your Majesty, I have received news that Ouyang Lun, the chief envoy of Northern Zhili, killed Zhou Zhen, the imperial envoy's minister of justice. I was very angry when I heard about such a bad thing, so I came together to ask your majesty to severely punish Ouyang Lun!" Feng Sheng, Duke of Song Dynasty, said loudly. road.
"In spite of this, Ouyang Lun secretly purchased 20 sheep from the grassland at a cost of millions. This was a sure way to support the enemy, and even Wei Guogong Xu Da and Xin Guogong Xu Da were involved!" Lan Yu said tightly! Then he said, "Your Majesty, Beizhili has behaved like this without paying attention to the imperial court. It seems that it has become an independent kingdom!"
"If Your Majesty is in need, I am willing to raise an army and go to Beizhili to capture Ouyang Lun and the others!"
Feng Sheng, Lan Yu and others sounded impassioned and indignant.
"If Ouyang Lun really did this, I agree to capture Ouyang Lun first. After all, the geographical location of Beizhili is too important. If there is any problem, the consequences will be disastrous!" Li Shanchang also said.
Zhu Yuanzhang was still angry at first, but after seeing such a scene, he calmed down.
"You are quite consistent!"
"Okay, I already know about Ouyang Lun and Zhou Zhen, and I will handle it."
"Go back all!"
Um! ?
Zhu Yuanzhang's reaction surprised Feng Sheng, Lan Yu and others, but the emperor had given the order and they could not say anything more. They could only clasp their fists and salute before retreating.
Zhu Yuanzhang sat on the dragon chair, looking at the disappearing figures of everyone with gloomy eyes, and fell into thinking.
(End of this chapter)
