Chapter 137: Welcome Tang He, masters compete (please subscribe!!) "Your Majesty Ouyang Lun has met Duke Xin!"
Outside Funing County, Ouyang Lun led dozens of officials from Yong'an Prefecture and thousands of people lined up to greet him.
The people they greeted were none other than Doctor Guanglu, Governor Zuo of the Dudufu, Zuo Zhuguo, and Duke Xinguo Tang He!
When Ouyang Lun heard that Xin Guogong Tang He was coming, he was both surprised and somewhat expectant. As a time traveler, he was no stranger to the founding heroes of the Ming Dynasty. Among the many founding heroes, Ouyang Lun liked and admired him the most. The best is Tanghe!
Let’s not talk about anything else, just the six founding kings of the Ming Dynasty.
The most regrettable thing is that Chang Yuchun, King of Kaiping, who was known as Chang Yuchun, was originally the most powerful general in the Ming Dynasty. In the 27th year of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Shun of the Northern Expedition conquered the "Sixteen Youyun Prefectures" and won a great victory. , Chang Yuchun suddenly died suddenly when he returned to Liuhechuan as a teacher. He was only 40 years old, showing his strength and resilience.
The luckiest and most loyal, King Muying of Qianning, Zhu Yuanzhang's adopted son, 12-year-old Muying followed Zhu Yuanzhang on his expeditions and began his military that time, he was awarded the title of former captain, participated in the defense of Zhenjiang, and began to assume important military responsibilities. During the expedition against Tubo, Mu Ying was granted the title of Marquis of Xiping for his military merits and was given an iron certificate of alchemy. In 1381, he, Fu Youde and Lan Yu led 30 troops to conquer Yunnan. After Yunnan was pacified, Mu Ying stayed in Yunnan to guard it. During his ten years in southern Yunnan, he promoted farming, encouraged teachers to teach farmers and mulberry trees, promoted virtuous people to schools, spread the culture of the Central Plains, and stabilized the frontiers. , when Prince Zhu Biao passed away, Mu Ying died of sadness. After that, the descendants of the Mu family guarded Yunnan for generations until the end of the Ming is the only king with a different surname whose descendants hold real power.
The most low-profile and the oldest, Deng Yu, King of Ninghe, is known as the No. 6 general of the Ming Dynasty. Everyone knows that he has seniority and has made many military exploits, but if you want to single it out to talk about his military exploits and glorious deeds, it is often I don’t know where to start. It shows that people who are good at fighting have no great achievements.
The strongest nephew is both civil and military, Li Wenzhong, King of Qiyang. Li Wenzhong is Zhu Yuanzhang's mother died when he was 12 years old, and he wandered with his father for two years before meeting Zhu Yuanzhang, and then joined Zhu Yuanzhang's , Zhu Yuanzhang liked him very much and gave him the surname Li Wenzhong was 19 years old, he led his own army as a soldier, accompanied the army to support Chizhou, and defeated Tianwan's army. He was the first among the generals for his bravery and skill in the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, Li Wenzhong led troops to the fortress many times to conquer the remaining forces of the Yuan army, and made outstanding achievements.
The most proficient in fighting, Xu Da, the king of Zhongshan, had already made outstanding military achievements before the establishment of the Ming Dynasty. After the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, Xu Da continued the Northern Expedition and invaded Dadu, destroying the Yuan that, troops were sent out in successive years to attack the remaining forces of the Yuan Dynasty. He was promoted to Taifu, Prime Minister of Zhongshu You, joined the army and served as a state minister and Prince Shaofu, and was granted the title of Duke of Wei. In terms of merit, no one in the entire Ming Dynasty could compare with Xu Da, but Xu Da He was cautious and rarely spoke in front of Zhu Yuanzhang, so Zhu Yuanzhang trusted him very much.
Then came Tang He, the king of Dongou. Tang He and Zhu Yuanzhang were also from the same hometown and grew up together when they were He first defected to the rebel army, and Zhu Yuanzhang joined the rebel army on his , Tang He repeatedly defeated the Yuan army in various battles with Zhu Yuanzhang when he crossed the Yangtze River, captured Jiqing, and captured Zhenjiang, and was promoted to marshal of the unified , he repeatedly defeated the attacks of Zhang Shicheng, Fang Guozhen, Chen Youliang and others. Later, he successively set up 59 guard cities along the coast of Zhejiang to prevent Japanese pirates from easily entering. He was also a famous anti-Japanese general. He did not die until the 28th year of Hongwu.
Just being the one who lived the longest among the six kings is enough to outlast the other five. Working under Zhu Yuanzhang, he was able to live to his seventies and die a good death. This is truly remarkable and he is an example for Ouyang Lun to follow! And there is another point. When the Ming Dynasty first knighted, it was the first Liugong 28 Hou Erbo. But in this reward, what is surprising is that General Tang He, who was extremely close to Zhu Yuanzhang and the oldest in the army, did not To be crowned a duke, one can only be crowned a Tang He ranked first on the marquis list, he still wronged the founding father.
Who is Tang He?He was Zhu Yuanzhang's fellow villager and his childhood friend. He joined the Peasant Rebellion Army earlier than Zhu Yuanzhang, and it was he who summoned Zhu Yuanzhang into the ranks of the Peasant Rebellion can be said that Tang He was the introducer and leader of Zhu Yuanzhang's revolution.
In addition, when Zhu Yuanzhang was leading an army alone and his prestige was insufficient, Tang He was the first to set an example and express his surrender to Zhu Yuanzhang.
Obviously Tang He's title was underestimated. Why did Zhu Yuanzhang lower Tang He's title?In Ouyang Lun's opinion, Zhu Yuanzhang probably wanted to lower Tang He's title to frighten the other marquises who had sufficient merit but were not awarded the title of Duke.
There are 27 marquises tied with Tang He, many of whom are self-reliant and all of these people may be satisfied with the title. If someone makes a fuss and complains that the title is low, what will Zhu Yuanzhang do?The country has just been founded, so it is impossible to punish the heroes for this, and we cannot let them cause trouble.
Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang must be able to do such a thing with his mind. This is the method of "one marquis shaking the group of marquises" that Zhu Yuanzhang came up with because of his injustice to Tang He.
The great founding father once said: "A man will not shed tears easily, but it is not yet time for him to be awarded the title."The founding fathers of the early Ming Dynasty were not as enlightened as the founding generals of New China. Therefore, it is worth studying to satisfy , after careful consideration, Zhu Yuanzhang took advantage of Tang He's mistakes and deliberately lowered Tang He's title and only made him a He could only make a marquis, and the generals behind him could only stop fighting no matter how dissatisfied they were. No matter how high they were, they couldn't get around Tang He, right? However, Tang He endured the momentary grievance and was still granted the title of Duke in the end. After his death, he was granted the posthumous title of King. What he gained in return was a life of peace and no loss at all. This was the great thing about Tang He.
When Ouyang Lun was thinking about Tang He, Tang He was riding on his horse and looking at Zhu Yuanzhang's fourth son-in-law. His mind was filled with what Zhu Yuanzhang said to him and the rumors about Ouyang Lun he heard in Beijing/Beiping.
With a face as white as jade and gentle manners, he indeed looked like a handsome number one scholar. Tang He looked serious and said in a deep voice: "Prefect Ouyang, I was ordered by His Majesty to inspect the coastal areas of Liaodong/Shandong/Fujian/Zhejiang. I have important matters to discuss with you here today. Let's go to your government office!"
"My lord Xin Guo, I have prepared some thin wine in the world of heaven and earth. Why don't we chat while eating?" Ouyang Lun said with a smile.
"No need!" Tang He frowned. Ouyang Lun was well versed in entertaining guests at banquets. He didn't look like an upright official. He had to be more careful.
After saying that, Tang He rode directly into the city.
Watching Tang He leave on horseback, Ouyang Lun shook his head, "Hey, Duke Xin is really not easy to entertain!"
Everyone came to the government office.
Tang He, as a pro-sect and a duke, naturally sat at the top of the list.
Ouyang Lun is sitting in the first place on the left.
"I don't know what your purpose is in coming to Yong'an Mansion this time."
"If there is any need for your help, just say so."
Hearing Ouyang Lun's official clichés, Tang He smiled inwardly. Naturally, he would not think that Ouyang Lun would give him a million if he asked for it. He had to take things slowly.
"The official business is to build coastal border defense and build the Ming Dynasty coastal defense. The starting point is Jieshi County in Yong'an Prefecture."
"As for personal matters."
Tang He looked at the other people in the hall.
Ouyang Lun understood immediately and asked the others to leave first.
Soon only Tang He/Ouyang Lun and another young general were left in the hall.
"Is Magistrate Ouyang waiting for this?"
Tang He smiled slightly and took out a document from his Lun took the document and looked at it, his face full of joy, "This is the document for entering the sea!"
"Your Excellency, is this what Lao Zhu asked you to bring to me?"
Lao Zhu! ! Tang He was surprised. He didn't expect that Ouyang Lun had such a good relationship with His Majesty that he could be called so. If someone else had called His Majesty that way, he would have directly asked his men to hold him down. But after all, Ouyang Lun is His Majesty's fourth son-in-law. His son-in-law is called It is barely reasonable to say that his father-in-law is "old", not to mention that before he came, His Majesty had given him numerous instructions not to expose Zhu Yuanzhang's identity in front of Ouyang Lun, so Tang He did not dare to be angry at all.
"Yes, it is indeed. Lao Zhu asked me to entrust it to you."
"First make sure there is no problem with this document. If there is no problem, then give me one million silver and one hundred thousand benefits."
Tang He did not forget his mission.
"No problem, no problem. This sea entry document is authentic at first glance, and it has not only six seals, but also a jade seal!" Ouyang Lun was so happy. He originally thought that this was the same as the last approval document from the shipyard. The approval document from Hubu is enough. This time, he directly gave the seal of Liubu and Jade Seal. With this, his ocean-going fleet can not only enter the sea at any time, but also dock at the shore at any time. Even if it enters the inland river, it will be unobstructed! "Lao Zhu really has a good eye for everything!! It seems that I made the right friend in Lao Zhu."
Ouyang Lun just kissed the document twice. He had been waiting for this for a long time.
Tang He became more and more confused as he listened to Ouyang Lun's mutterings. The old Zhu in Ouyang Lun's mouth should refer to His Majesty Zhu Yuanzhang, but from the tone of his voice, Ouyang Lun didn't seem to know the true identity of Zhu Yuanzhang! !
This is really the most bizarre story in the world. The son-in-law of the number one scholar does not actually know the emperor's father-in-law? ! !
"Prefect Ouyang seems to have a very good relationship with Lao Zhu!" Tang He asked tentatively.
Ouyang Lun said with a proud look on his face: "To be honest, Lord, Lao Zhu and I are really destined to be together. When I was still the magistrate of Kaiping County, Lao Zhu came to me with his wife/children. After some discussion, He then acted as an agent for my chili business, and we have had many cooperations since then, such as soaps and so on.”
"Lao Zhu told me that he had connections in the capital. I didn't quite believe it at first. After all, no matter how powerful a businessman can be, any official can bankrupt you, and officials don't like to deal with businessmen. Even if I know some officials, they are probably junior officials and not as senior as me."
"But I never expected that Lao Zhu's relationship in the capital was very strong. Even the retired high-ranking officials in the capital were good friends of Lao Zhu, and he would approve the shipyard's approval documents as soon as he was told!"
"Now I ask Duke Xin to come to Yong'an Mansion in person and give me the documents of entering the sea." Ouyang Lun was extremely emotional, and then asked: "I would like to ask, what is the relationship between Duke Xin and Lao Zhu?"
Listening to Ouyang Lun's words, Tang He's lips twitched. The relationship between you and your son-in-law is really complicated! But this matter had nothing to do with him as an outsider, and there was no need to get involved, so he coughed twice and said in a deep voice: "Lao Zhu and I have known each other for many years. When I was a rebel, he started doing business and sold things. The quality is good, and I got to know him from time to time, and until now, he supplies even the things in the palace."
Tang He casually added some characters to Zhu Yuanzhang.
Ouyang Lun nodded, with a sudden look on his face, "Old Zhu turned out to be an imperial merchant. This business is so big! No wonder he can even get documents entering the sea."
"Yes, Lao Zhu is the emperor merchant." Tang He smiled slightly.
"Please don't worry, Mr. Xin. I have already prepared the 100 million taels of silver that will be handed over to the treasury and the 10 taels of benefits. When Mr. Xin leaves, I can take them away directly!" Ouyang Lun said simply.
"It's refreshing." Tang He smiled, then frowned, "But there is still something I need Magistrate Ouyang's help with."
"Please tell me, Duke Guo."
"Your Majesty asked me to build a coastal defense line, but I don't have any money or anyone now. Lao Zhu asked me to ask you for advice. Maybe there is a way to solve it!" Tang He said slowly.
Forehead. Lao Zhu, you are a scammer!
Hearing Tang He's words, Ouyang Lun immediately understood the meaning of Tang He's words. He was here to ask for advice. He was clearly here to ask for money and people! The co-author treats us as a big enemy!
"Your Excellency, as the saying goes, it's hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice. Building a coastal defense line is a very important matter, but if you don't have money, no one can solve it!"
After Ouyang Lun finished speaking, he looked at Tang He with a pair of "simple" eyes, but the latter just smiled slightly and did not speak.
Sure enough, it's not easy to fool.
Ouyang Lun rolled his eyes and said again: "But Mr. Xin Guo, you are Lao Zhu's friend, that is my Ouyang Lun's friend. Since you are a friend, you must help. I personally still have some money to support the national coast." The defense line is built two times a night!! This is my salary for more than ten years! It is enough to reflect the sincerity that I, Ouyang Lun, have towards my friends!"
Just give me 1 taels. You are even more stingy than your father-in-law, Zhu Yuanzhang! "1 taels. Magistrate Ouyang is such a big deal. Why did I hear that I have to pay 3000 taels if I want to enter your government office?" Tang He said lightly.
I rely on!
This guy is checking my details! Come prepared!
Ouyang Lun's heart tightened. This was his first time dealing with the level of a prince. It was like a master's match! "It made the Duke laugh. The official suddenly remembered that there are many patriotic businessmen in our Yong'an Mansion. If they knew that the famous Duke Xin came to Yong'an Mansion and wanted to build a coastal defense line for the Ming Dynasty to resist Japanese pirates, they would definitely be willing to be generous. Unload your bags!" Ouyang Lun rubbed his hands, "Just in time, the official has prepared some thin wine in the world of heaven and earth. When the time comes, call them up, and the Duke of the Kingdom will return home with a full load."
(End of this chapter)