Chapter 146: Good at building relationships, the queen and mother-in-law help! (Please subscribe!!)
Inside the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
Faced with Li Shanchang/Guo Zi and other ministers' praise of Ouyang Lun and their flattery, Zhu Yuanzhang took great advantage of him.
No matter what, Ouyang Lun is his son-in-law Zhu Yuanzhang. Now that his son-in-law has made achievements, his father-in-law will be proud of his face.
Ouyang Lun is indeed very good.
Although he is a bit greedy, he is simply outstanding in other aspects, and people cannot bear to accuse him of being greedy. If Ouyang Lun's ability is a "barrel", then the shortest board is "greed". ".
"This kid is still very young and has a long way to go. You are also his elders. You should not only see his strengths but also his shortcomings. Please remind and help him more in the future!"
Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile.
Li Shanchang and others naturally nodded.
"Speaking of which, I would like to report that the relationship between Ouyang Prince Consort and Xin Guogong has improved by leaps and bounds. They are usually called nephew/second uncle!"
"In addition, Prince Consort Ouyang and Liu Yi, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong Dusi, became brothers with different surnames."
Jiang Wei said truthfully.
Cough "This guy's ability to make connections must be quite strong."
"Then Tang He has such a high level of vision that he even looks down upon his many sons. How come he and Ouyang Lun have only been together for a few days and they are already so familiar with each other?"
"That's all, after all, the relationship between Ouyang Lun and Tang He is uncle and nephew, and their titles have nothing to do with each other."
"But this Liu Yi is really a slippery man. When I recruited Naha Chu and was rejected, this guy saw the right opportunity and took the initiative to join him. This time, he probably saw Ouyang Lun's ability and strength and started to cling to him." Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes were filled with tears. With the light of thought, he continued: "But it's okay. Although the matter in Liaodong is not a top priority, if it is not handled well, it will become a big disaster."
"Li Shanchang, what do you think about this matter?"
Li Shanchang stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Since your Majesty has made a decision in his heart, I will say no more."
"What do I want you to say?" Zhu Yuanzhang said solemnly.
"Of course I will tell you everything I know, and I will tell you everything!" Li Shanchang quickly handed over his hand.
"You are more sensible than Liu Bowen, let's talk." Zhu Yuanzhang smiled slightly. After Hu Weiyong became prime minister, he formed various dictatorships and formed parties. Zhu Yuanzhang saw this, but what Hu Weiyong did did not reach the level that Zhu Yuanzhang had to deal with. As a result, the last trip to Yong'an Mansion with Li Shanchang reminded Zhu Yuanzhang of the time when he fought with Li Shanchang in the past, so he recalled Li Shanchang to the court to continue using him.
At present, Li Shanchang's position is to replace Chen Ning as the left censorship doctor and manage the censorship station, while Chen Ning is demoted to the right censorship doctor. In ancient times, the left was respected. Chen Ning has become the leader of the censorship station. Second in command.
This is a relatively mild warning to Hu Weiyong. Firstly, with Li Shanchang sitting in the Yushitai, Hu Weiyong cannot make the Yushitai a weapon against his political opponents. Secondly, Li Shanchang is Hu Weiyong’s teacher and the true leader of the Huaixi Party. Regardless of Neither Hu Weiyong nor the Huaixi Party would have any objections.
"Your Majesty, as a veteran, Yong'an Mansion and Liaodong Dusi are adjacent. In the past, they were often harassed by spies and even the army of the Northern Yuan Dynasty. In recent years, the situation has become better and better. The spies/bandits have been wiped out, and the economic environment is getting better. If we can become Liaodong... Even in the rear area of the Northern Expeditionary Army, the situation in Liaodong may be decided!"
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly, "You made a good analysis. Now that Yong'an Mansion is well managed, there is still enough room to help Liaodong Dusi. If Ouyang Lun and Liu Yi join forces, I should be able to have less trouble, but I don't expect them. The two of them can really pacify Liaodong Dusi, as long as there is no big trouble in Liaodong and I can take care of Beiyuan."
Li Shanchang thought for a while and continued: "Your Majesty, the Wachana mercenaries in Yong'an Mansion commanded by His Royal Highness King Yan are quite capable. In addition, the people of Yong'an Mansion are strong and have strong martial ethics. Maybe Yong'an Mansion will not only provide money, but They will also send troops, and Ouyang Prince Consort also has an almost invincible fleet at his disposal. I think it will not be difficult for Ouyang Prince Consort to really assess Liaodong."
"There is no rush for matters in Liaodong. Ouyang Lun, a prefect, went to direct the pacification of Liaodong. This is unjust and unjust. Besides, based on your understanding of Ouyang Lun, do you think he wants to go to war?"
Forehead. Li Shanchang thought carefully and nodded slowly.
Zhu Yuanzhang was really right. He had dealt with Ouyang Lun, and he was as slippery as a loach. If he asked him to help Liaodong fight the war, Ouyang Lun would not even move if he did not give him enough benefits.
"Your Majesty Shengming."
"Okay, that's all for today's discussion. You all should step aside." Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand, declaring that the discussion about "Ouyang Lun" was over.
"Sir, please retire!"
Li Shanchang/Guo Zi/Jiang Gu all bowed and left.
"Wang Zhong, you also retreat."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Wang Zhong nodded, and then took away the other eunuchs/palace maids standing in the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
Soon, Zhu Yuanzhang was the only one left in the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
After looking around to make sure that there was no one else, Zhu Yuanzhang silently took out a small notebook from his arms, which recorded a lot of things, including things that the minister had done/said, and the positions behind the small notebook were all recorded about Ouyang Lun's.
Zhu Yuanzhang read it again.
From the beginning there were all kinds of crimes, and any one of them would be a capital offense. At the end, credits began to appear, and then more and more merit records were recorded, and of course a lot of crimes were also recorded.
But there is no doubt that Ouyang Lun's credit has long outweighed his guilt, and Zhu Yuanzhang also discovered that only after he and Ouyang Lun met in Kaiping County, not only did Kaiping County and even Yong'an Prefecture develop better and better, but the situation in Ming Dynasty also It's getting better day by day. It seems that Ouyang Lun is just the chief official of a state government, and his influence on the entire Ming Dynasty is quite limited. But if you look carefully, you will find that Yong'an Mansion seems to have a heart, not only He beats stronger and stronger, and at the same time, Daming becomes more energetic! Perhaps one day in the future, Yong'an Mansion will become as prosperous and important as Beijing/Beiping/Hangzhou, etc., or even surpass these and become a bright pearl in the crown of the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled, picked up the brush and started writing in the notebook again. Of course, what he wrote was that Ouyang Lun and Tang He reached a cooperation, invested tens of millions to build a coastal defense organization, and Ouyang Lun commanded the ocean-going fleet to annihilate the Japanese pirate Ashikaga Naoyoshi fleet, and its alive "Entry fee, heaven and earth, fortune, gambling house, luxury mansion, how can this be summed up by the word "greedy"!" Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but have a headache again.
I don’t know what kind of existence Ouyang Lun will grow into in the future. Will he be more greedy than now or a capable minister more useful to the Ming Dynasty? Moreover, Zhu Yuanzhang was also worried that if other officials imitated Ouyang Lun, how could he kill corrupt officials?Ming Dynasty is going to cause chaos! !
Just when Zhu Yuanzhang was studying with a small notebook in hand, the door of the Hall of Supreme Harmony was opened and a figure walked in.
"Didn't I say that I wanted to be alone for a while? Why don't you get out of here quickly!"
Zhu Yuanzhang shouted angrily.
"Zhu Chongba, what you say is useful to others, but don't say it to me." "Uh." Hearing this voice, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately knew who it was. It was none other than his first wife, Queen Ma, who was originally vicious. He put away his expression and quickly put away the small notebook in his hand.
"Sister, aren't you feeling well and being raised in Kunning Palace? Why did you come here?" Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile, "We didn't target you just now. We thought it was Wang Zhong and the others who broke in."
Queen Ma came over with a bowl of lotus seed soup and said, "Whenever something happens, you like to lock yourself in the house and don't eat. How can your body be able to hold on?"
"I'm just here to take a look."
"Hurry up and eat."
Empress Ma has long been used to Zhu Yuanzhang's change of attitude. In addition, she also saw Zhu Yuanzhang hiding his small notebook. She didn't think it was a bit funny. "I said you are also an emperor, so you still like to use small notebooks to record the gains and losses of your subordinates?"
Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang did not hide anything, and ran out of the notebook directly, saying: "Sister, this is a good habit! Only by using the notebook to remember, we will not make mistakes, and those people below will not try to fool us. , we are the wisest emperor!"
"Yes, the most wise emperor, can you show me your little notebook? I have memorized those things recently." Queen Ma stretched out her hand.
"Go away, this is a man's business, women should stop interfering." Regarding Queen Ma's request, Zhu Yuanzhang instinctively refused, but after thinking about it, he handed it to Queen Ma, "This is something you can only see, but you can Don’t tell anyone else!”
"I see, this has nothing to do with your emperor's face." Empress Ma smiled, "If those ministers knew that their emperor used a small notebook to record their entries, they wouldn't know whether they should be happy or cry! "
"Of course you have to be happy, we are doing this to do things fairly!" Zhu Yuanzhang said proudly.
Empress Ma did not answer Zhu Yuanzhang's words, but opened the small notebook and started reading.
She had no reaction before, but after seeing the record about Ouyang Lun, the expression on her face became much richer.
"I didn't expect that it has been two years since the last time we went to Yong'an Mansion!"
"This kid Ouyang Lun has already done so many things for the Ming Dynasty!"
After reading the records about Ouyang Lun, Queen Ma also realized that he, an emperor man, had very complicated emotions towards Ouyang Lun! "Chongba, what do you think of our fourth son-in-law?"
Zhu Yuanzhang was also stunned by Queen Ma's question. He had always asked others, and no one had ever asked him like this!
The fourth son-in-law is Ouyang Lun.
"This guy is not only greedy but also treacherous!" Zhu Yuanzhang blurted out. After speaking, he seemed to feel that the recent description was not pertinent enough, so he added: "Of course, this guy still has many advantages."
"But merit is merit, and fault is fault. We will remember it for him every time we make a move."
Queen Ma said solemnly: "What about the future?"
"What future?" Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head.
"Chongba, don't pretend to be stupid. How should we arrange for him next? Let him stay in Yong'an, or transfer him to the capital, or" Empress Ma looked at Zhu Yuanzhang with her eyes, and took a step forward, ". Don’t you still want to kill him?”
"If he takes bribes and bends the law to harm the people, we will still kill him!" Zhu Yuanzhang's tone weakened, "But it would be a pity to kill him now."
"If you are still sane, the reason why we rebelled against the Yuan Dynasty in the first place was not because we could no longer survive." Empress Ma said softly: "I have been to Yong'an Mansion several times, and every time I go I can see some changes. It's like a Like a thriving child!”
"Looking at the entire Ming Dynasty, which state capital can be as good as Yong'an Palace? These are all the contributions of Ouyang Lun's children. According to my opinion, not only should we continue to use Ouyang Lun, but we should also reuse him!"
After listening to Queen Ma's words, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, but frowned slightly, "Sister, oh sister, why don't we think so!"
"But Ouyang Lunchu is different from others. He is really greedy when he has money! Although not all the money he is greedy for is used for his own enjoyment. He is just a prefect. If he is allowed to be the chief envoy in the future / Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, wouldn’t the Ming Dynasty have become a den of corrupt officials?”
"Also, look at the methods he used to attract investment, and let officials accompany businessmen to drink wine/gamble, eat, drink, have fun, wash their feet and get massages. If this was spread throughout the Ming Dynasty, would it be okay?"
"Is a dragon fun?"
"It's fun. Uh." Zhu Yuanzhang looked embarrassed, "Sister, what we are discussing now is not whether the dragon is fun or not, but whether Ouyang Lun is worth reusing and how to use it!"
Queen Ma immediately rolled her eyes, "Chongba, I just think you are too careful."
"Ouyang Lun went from the county magistrate to the magistrate, and from Kaiping County to Yong'an Mansion, nothing happened."
"You can be bolder, and based on my understanding of Ouyang Lun, he is very measured and well-planned. Have you forgotten Yong'an Mansion's plan?"
"You have read the contents of the plan. I still remember you smiling and saying that this plan is very good, and Ming Dynasty will also make a plan!"
Hearing what Empress Ma said, Zhu Yuanzhang's inner worries were relieved a lot, "This guy seems to be worth cultivating at present, but he is still young and needs a few years of local experience. When he is transferred to the capital, we are worried that he will ruin the atmosphere of the capital." broken."
"We can give Ouyang Lun some power and let him have free rein."
"That's right." Empress Ma smiled slightly, "My good son-in-law, you have won all the mother-in-laws you can win for. Whether you can do well depends on your next performance. Work hard and strive for our family to reunite in the capital." !
Morning the next day.
Zhu Yuanzhang sat on the dragon throne and accepted the worship of hundreds of officials.
"Long live my emperor! Long live!"
"All my dear friends, please be free!" Zhu Yuanzhang raised his hand, and all the civil and military officials below slowly stood up and stood in two rows again.
"I have something important to announce today, Wang Zhongnian!"
(End of this chapter)