Chapter 119 Ouyang Lun’s intentions are despicable and his actions are despicable! (Please subscribe!!)
At this moment.
Zhao Tianming felt a chill in his heart.
I originally thought that by following this capable prince-in-law, I would be able to have a prosperous official career, and it would be possible for me to become a general or a prime minister in the future. This was also the case. Under Ouyang Lun's promotion, he, Zhao Tianming, rose from a junior to a ninth-rank governor. Within two years, he was promoted to a sixth-grade general magistrate, and now he is in charge of government affairs. His promotion to the prefect is a sure thing, and his future can be said to be bright.
But now it seems that this future is probably dead, and even his life is at risk!
That's all, a scholar will die for his confidant.
If it were not for Ouyang's consort, Zhao Tianming would probably still be a small governor now. If Ouyang's consort was convicted for this, he would have followed him all the way to hell.
Just when Zhao Tianming made up his mind to follow Ouyang Lun all the way to the dark side, he suddenly saw a confident and calm smile on Ouyang Lun's face, which gave people a feeling that everything was under control.
and many more.
I am a bit too pessimistic.
Who is Ouyang Consort?
That was the person who escaped from Emperor Zhu's hands twice in a row. The "Kaiping Liang Case" and "Yong'an Corruption Case" were both sensational cases. If it had been anyone else, Emperor Zhu would have had his head chopped off long ago. , but Ouyang Lun relied on these two major cases to rise rapidly, from the seventh-level county magistrate to the third-level political participation!
Will such a person fall over because of a "corvee" issue? Thinking of this, Zhao Tianming calmed down his mood and asked with a smile: "Sir, have you already figured out a way to do this?"
"What can I do?" Ouyang Lun was stunned, "What can I do? This corvée service is a national policy and has been done in all dynasties. I said cancel it, but no one listened to me!"
Forehead. Zhao Tianming sweated violently.
There is no other way, you dare to take over everything, and I am convinced! Ouyang Lun looked at Zhao Tianming's nervous look and continued: "Didn't you just hear that the people are willing to spend money to be exempted from the corvee? This is the voice of the people and we cannot ignore it."
As he said that, Ouyang Lun glanced at several people's representatives again, "In this way, the corvee collection cannot be stopped. After all, the Ming Dynasty needs people everywhere. Those who are willing to do corvee work in person will still be registered, and then they will be sent to the service. If you don’t want to do corvee work in a place and want to spend money to solve it, there is no problem. You can set a price based on the scale and time of the corvee. If you pay the money, you don’t have to do corvee.”
Before Zhao Tianming could agree, several people's representatives were extremely excited.
"Master Ouyang is simply the master of Qingtian!"
"Master Ouyang is our great benefactor!"
"If the big guys know, they will definitely be very happy."
Ouyang Lun waved his hand, "Since you agree with this method, then go out and talk to everyone. The government will also issue a new announcement at that time. Just do what you need to do and don't gather indiscriminately."
"Those who don't know better think that I, Ouyang Lun, mistreat the people and cause them to boil over!"
"Master Ouyang is the best official in Yong'an Mansion for thousands of years!"
"That is, whoever dares to say that Master Ouyang abuses the people, we will be the first to refuse!"
Several people's representatives praised and exited the hall.
"Your Excellency, think twice!" Zhao Tianming couldn't help but said as soon as the people's representatives left: "Spending money to eliminate corvee has never been implemented since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. His Majesty the Emperor has emphasized many times that personally doing corvee is a sign of the Ming Dynasty. It is the inherent responsibility of the people! We are not allowed to spend money to exempt ourselves from the corvee, because we think this is unfair to other people!"
"We have just been waiting for the guilty Prime Minister Hu Weiyong's party. If those people find out about it, they will definitely impeach you frantically. I'm afraid that time will come."
Hearing Zhao Tianming's worry, Ouyang Lun smiled calmly, "Some things are wrong in themselves, otherwise the people would not resist. You know, the tolerance of the Chinese people is the strongest. If it hadn't really affected them, they There won’t be crowds of people gathering outside the government office, and if they really can’t survive, no one will choose to rebel!”
"Fair? There is no absolute fairness in this world."
"But" Zhao Tianming didn't know these truths, but now he was even more worried about Ouyang Lun.
"Okay, look how scared you are." Ouyang Lun smiled slightly and continued: "I have actually thought about this matter for a long time, but it has never happened to the people before. As the saying goes, if the people do not raise officials, they will not correct them. I am also a I'm a lazy person, so I didn't care about it."
"Now the people are blocking the entrance of the government office. If I don't care anymore, then I might as well go fishing every day."
You are fishing every day!
Zhao Tianming muttered in his heart.
"I have a plan for this matter, please come here."
"Yes."
Zhao Tianming hunched his back and pointed his ear at Ouyang Lun.
"This is how it is, we just need to do this."
After a while.
Zhao Tianming slowly straightened his back, and his eyes were no longer worried, but filled with excitement and enlightenment.
"Your Excellency is far-sighted and has many gaps in his mind. I admire you! I admire you!"
"Ha ha!"
The corvée affair continues.
The issue of corvee service is related to the performance of local officials. No official dares to slack off. After gathering tens of thousands of people who serve as corvees, they will write a memorial in advance to report the situation.
However, this kind of memorial first goes back to the Zhongshu Provincial Department for preliminary review by Zhongshu Provincial officials. Some matters do not need to bother Zhu Yuanzhang at all, so Zhongshu Provincial officials will directly give instructions and then send them back!
Of course, these memorials will be shown to Prime Minister Hu Weiyong for another look, and Hu Weiyong will finally determine which ones are sent to Zhu Yuanzhang's Long Case and which ones are officially sent back.
"Prime Minister Hu, this is a memorial that has been reviewed by several other ministers of Zhongshu Province."
An official from the Zhongshu Provincial Department came to Hu Weiyong with two piles of memorials, "The ones on the left need to be submitted to His Majesty for approval, and the ones on the right have been reviewed and sent back."
Hu Weiyong nodded, and then took a look at all the memorials on the left to make sure there were no memorials to impeach him. If there were any memorials to impeach him, they would be intercepted.
After all, if you send a memorial to impeach yourself in front of Zhu Yuanzhang, isn't that a slap in your face? "These ministers are quite sensible."
Hu Weiyong saw several memorials praising him, but not a single one impeaching him.
Then Hu Weiyong picked up the memorials that had been approved and were about to be sent back and looked at them. They were different from the memorials that were to be sent to Zhu Yuanzhang for review. Hu Weiyong looked at these memorials that were to be sent back very perfunctorily, and some even lost their titles after just one glance. On the side.
North Zhili Zuo Shenzhi, Yong'an prefect. Ouyang Lun! !
Among the memorials, Hu Weiyong keenly saw a memorial and picked it up immediately, "The memorial written by Ouyang Lun?"
"This is my first time seeing Ouyang Lun's memorial. I want to see what you can write."
Then Hu Weiyong opened the memorial.
The first page clearly stated that Yong'an Mansion had not recruited enough corvees and asked the court for mercy.
Snapped! After only reading the first page, Hu Weiyong closed the memorial and said with a gloomy face: "Who reviewed this memorial?"
The Zhongshu Provincial official said nervously: "It's Mr. Lu Chang, Zhongshu Youcheng."
"I guessed it was him!" Hu Weiyong narrowed his eyes and said coldly: "Yong'an Mansion cannot recruit corvees. This is a serious crime. This Lu Chang actually dares to excuse Ouyang Lun and others, and he still wants to hide it from His Majesty!"
"Lu Chang, Lu Chang! You were cautious in Zhongshu Province before, but the truth couldn't control you. This time, the truth will not only expel you from Zhongshu Province, but also ruin your reputation!"
After that, Hu Weiyong put the memorial into the memorial to be presented to Zhu Yuanzhang, "Put this memorial at the top to ensure that His Majesty can definitely see this memorial. Ouyang Lun will apologize for his incompetence, and the truth will naturally be fulfilled." !”
"Yes."
"Also, go to the Ministry of Industry and ask to confirm whether the corvee labor force in Yong'an Mansion has not been collected yet!" "Yes!"
Soon, Zhongshu Provincial officials came back from the Ministry of Works to inquire, "Back to Prime Minister Hu, my subordinates have confirmed it with colleagues from the Ministry of Works. All the corvees in other prefectures in Beizhili are in place, except for the corvees in Yong'an Prefecture." It’s only less than one-tenth!”
"Not even one-tenth? This is the deadline for the corvee service soon. No wonder Ouyang Lun is writing a memorial at this time. If you can't see the truth today, with Lu Chang's help, you really can't let me Escaped!"
"You have been lucky a few times in the past. It seems that this time the luck is on the side of the truth. Even if the truth doesn't take action, His Majesty will never let you go!"
Hu Weiyong sneered. If he wanted to say who was the thorn in his side, Ouyang Lun, Lu Chang, Guo Zi and others were all among them. But he was the most disgusted with Ouyang Lun. He suffered defeat at the hands of this kid several times in a row. He I wish I could skin Ouyang Lun alive.
However, the 'Yong'an Corruption Case' had not long passed, and His Majesty the Emperor had been keeping an eye on the government. In addition, Ouyang Lun was far away in northern Xinjiang. He, Hu Weiyong, simply did not have the time or energy to deal with Ouyang Lun.
But today Ouyang Lun directly handed the knife to his hand! Based on Hu Weiyong's understanding of Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, if he knew that Ouyang Lun had not recruited enough corvees on time, he would definitely be furious, so it was possible to kill Ouyang Lun.
"Now I just need to wait for His Majesty the Emperor to get angry!"
When the time comes, he will add fuel to the fire. Ouyang Lun despises the court and deliberately fails to recruit enough corvees. Lu Chang conceals the truth and protects each other. These two most important political opponents at present will be taken down! In the end, there was only one household secretary, Guo Zi. It was only a matter of time before he was captured.
"Ouyang Lun, let's see how you can escape this time!"
"Fighting with me will never end well!"
On the first day after the memorial was delivered to the Hall of Supreme Harmony, there was no response.
"Are you sure Ouyang Lun's memorial is placed at the top?"
"Yes."
"Are you sure that His Majesty has read Ouyang Lun's memorial?"
"Yes."
"Then what was His Majesty's face at that time?"
"His Majesty is very angry."
"Then does your Majesty have any decrees? For example, let the Jin Yiwei take down Lu Chang, Ouyang Lun and others?"
"Not at all!"
Hearing this, Hu Weiyong was stunned. Since His Majesty knew that Yong'an Mansion had failed to recruit all the corvees, why didn't he take action?
"Perhaps His Majesty is still collecting evidence and wants to really catch Ouyang Lun and others together!"
"Yes, it must be like this. The truth just needs to wait a little longer!"
After some self-analysis, Hu Weiyong calmed down.
the next day.
Zhu Yuanzhang still made no movement, which made Hu Weiyong a little anxious.
"Hasn't His Majesty gotten angry and issued an order yet?"
"No."
Um! ?
This is strange.
Suddenly, Hu Weiyong had an idea in his mind.
Could it be that Your Majesty also wants to cover up for Ouyang Lun like Lu Chang did? No!
Absolutely not, I finally waited until Ouyang Lun made a big mistake this time, and I would never let Ouyang Lun go.
"In this case, the truth is that I can only add fuel to the fire myself!"
"Come here, go and call the Minister of Household Affairs."
Morning the next day.
Hundreds of officials, divided into civil and military ranks, stood in the Tai Chi Hall.
Zhu Yuanzhang sat on the dragon chair,
"The emperor has arrived, all ministers will come to court early!"
"Your Majesty, I will greet you, long live, long live, long live!"
Hu Weiyong led all officials to kneel down and worship Zhu Yuanzhang.
"Everyone loves to be flat!"
"Is your beloved going to show off today?"
Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to be in a good mood, smiling.
Hu Weiyong turned and looked at Shan Anren, Minister of Industry, who immediately understood and stood up.
"Your Majesty, I have an instruction book!"
"Oh!" Zhu Yuanzhang was a little curious. The Minister of Industry rarely spoke in court. Unexpectedly, he took the initiative to speak today, and then nodded, "Shan Aiqing, please speak."
"I want to impeach Ouyang Lun, the governor of Yong'an Prefecture and the Zuo Shenzhen of Northern Zhili, for failing to recruit corvees. As a result, only one-tenth of the corvees in Yong'an Prefecture were in place, causing multiple construction delays!"
Ho! After hearing the words of Shan Anren, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, all the officials in the court were in an uproar.
Shan Anren is a veteran of the Ming Dynasty. He followed Zhu Yuanzhang to conquer the world very early. Even when he reached the position of Minister of the Ministry of Industry, he worked conscientiously and had high prestige among officials, so no one doubted what Shan Anren said.
"This Ouyang Lun is really too much!"
"Fortunately, I thought this person was quite talented before, but I didn't expect that his secret would be revealed so quickly."
"I think it's not that there's a problem with his ability, but that there's a problem with his mind. He doesn't take the court's orders into consideration at all. If things continue like this, he may have different intentions!"
"Such things must be severely punished!"
The officials were whispering.
Zhu Yuanzhang was also stunned when he heard this, but his expression was quite calm and he did not speak.
really!
Seeing this situation, Hu Weiyong became more convinced that Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to protect Ouyang Lun. The more this happened, the more Hu Weiyong wanted to take the opportunity to capture Ouyang Lun. In this way, he would show his ability to civil and military officials and the world.
Even the emperor cannot keep the people I, Hu Weiyong, want to get rid of!
Thinking of this, Hu Weiyong immediately winked at Chen Ning, the censor doctor, who was waiting for this signal!
"Your Majesty! I believe that corvee service is related to the foundation of the country, but we cannot let it go easily. I have also heard about what Shan Shangshu said about Yong'an Prefecture. As the magistrate of Yong'an Prefecture, I know the importance of this corvee service, but I have not recruited enough. I I suspect Ouyang Lun did this on purpose!"
"His heart is despicable and his behavior is despicable!!"
(End of this chapter)