Chapter 185 Zhu Yuanzhang: Love Today is the Hongmen Banquet! (Please subscribe!!)
"Your Majesty, in my opinion, there is no one more suitable to serve as the Chief Envoy of Guangdong Province than Ouyang Prince Consort!"
"Yes, Your Majesty, if Ouyang Prince Consort takes office as Chief Envoy of Guangdong Province, he might develop like Beizhili."
"Today, the taxes paid by Beizhili are several times that of other provinces. This does not include the benefits that Beizhili indirectly brought to the Ming Dynasty. If Guangdong Province also develops like Beizhili, we will Why worry about the Ming Dynasty not being prosperous?"
The officials at the scene were all puzzled. There was no doubt that Ouyang Lun was the best candidate to be the chief envoy of Guangdong Province, and he was also the only one who could make all the ministers at the scene consistent and without differences.
But it was denied by Zhu Yuanzhang.
"Father, if the fourth brother-in-law is not suitable, I really can't think of anyone who can do the job."
Zhu Biao frowned slightly and cupped his hands towards Zhu Yuanzhang.
"I can't think of a more suitable candidate than Ouyang Consort, please give me your Majesty's advice!"
A group of officials followed closely.
Facing the questioning from his son Zhu Biao and hundreds of officials, Zhu Yuanzhang was a little depressed.
I just vetoed Ouyang Lun's opinion of serving as Chief Envoy of Guangdong Province. Are you so unanimous in your opposition?Is it possible that you have all been bribed by that guy Ouyang Lun?What benefit did that kid give you to let you speak for him like this! Zhu Yuanzhang's stubbornness also increased.
"I am the emperor. If I say no, it won't do!"
"Ouyang Lun has done a great job in relieving the disaster this time. I have other arrangements for where he will go next!"
Faced with Zhu Yuanzhang's extremely firm attitude, the officials in the hall fell silent.
Zhu Yuanzhang is quite satisfied with the current state of the ministers. This is right. I am the emperor. Whoever I want to be the chief envoy will be the chief envoy. How can I let you make the decision for me?If I really let you submit it, I would be very embarrassed.
Just when Zhu Yuanzhang finally felt comfortable.
Prince Zhu Biao fell into deep thought. After a moment, he seemed to have thought of something, and then said with a look of joy: "The fourth brother-in-law has indeed made great contributions this time, but he has not been rewarded until now. My father is so insistent that he will not let the fourth brother-in-law stay in Guangdong. The chief envoy of a province is obviously unable to reward the fourth brother-in-law for his contribution!"
"So, Father, you want to transfer the fourth brother-in-law to the capital and give him a higher position!!"
As soon as these words came out, the eyes of the ministers who were originally silent suddenly lit up.
Yup!
Why didn't they think of this!
Ouyang Prince Consort is His Majesty's son-in-law. He is a rising political star in the Ming Dynasty and a core figure of the new forces in the court. Now that he has made such great contributions, a provincial chief envoy really cannot reward him enough. You must know that Ouyang The prince-in-law himself was the right-wing chief envoy. When he arrived in Guangdong Province, he was appointed the left-hand chief envoy. To put it bluntly, he was promoted from deputy to full-time official. Maybe it was a big step for others, but for Ouyang's prince-in-law, it was really not enough! Judging from His Majesty's resolute attitude just now, it is obvious that there is a better arrangement.
His Highness the Crown Prince’s guess is absolutely correct! !
His Royal Highness is still smart!
"Your Majesty is wise! I can't wait to see you!!"
The ministers in the palace spoke loudly one after another.
Um! ! ? ?
Hearing the ministers shouting "wise", Zhu Yuanzhang reacted and was immediately dumbfounded.
what the hell!
When did I say that I would transfer Ouyang Lun to the capital? If I really brought Ouyang Lun to the capital, wouldn't I lose a few years of my life? ? The local chief envoy has already transferred this boy to the capital from the second rank. Even if it is a level transfer, he will have to be assigned at least six ministerial posts. How can this be done? ! Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head inwardly.
Just as he was thinking about how to deal with it, Zhu Biao continued to speak.
"Father, I think that transferring the fourth brother-in-law to the capital with his abilities will definitely be a good thing for our Ming Dynasty! I suggest that my fourth brother-in-law be the Minister of Household Affairs, which will definitely make my Ming Dynasty richer!"
When Guo Zi, as the Minister of Household Affairs, heard this, instead of being unhappy, he looked forward to it and said, "If Your Majesty lets Ouyang Prince Consort become the Minister of Household Affairs, I am willing to be Ouyang Prince Consort's deputy!"
"I have no objection!"
"The minister agrees!"
Zhu Yuanzhang's face was quite ugly, but because he lowered his head slightly, the minister and Zhu Biao thought that Zhu Yuanzhang was thinking, and did not realize that Zhu Yuanzhang was depressed and angry.
Transfer Ouyang Lun to the capital?Give him the position of Minister of Household Affairs?
You have all thought about my feelings for me! Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to veto it again, but after thinking about it, he didn't rush to speak. Obviously, his son Zhu Biao and Baiguan still don't know his true intention. Someone will definitely ask what Zhu Yuanzhang's true intention is? Simple, that is Ouyang Lun's prostitution for nothing. Now that the matter in Guangdong Province has been settled, Ouyang Lun can go back and forth wherever he comes from!
Ouyang Lun has made great contributions to disaster relief and disaster relief. Does he need a reward? !
Of course there should be rewards for meritorious service, promotion?Ouyang Lun was promoted to chief envoy not long ago. What is the purpose of promotion? More experience and reward?Ouyang Lun is probably the richest official in the world, why should he be rewarded with money?No need, so just give verbal praise.
Yes, this was Zhu Yuanzhang’s original arrangement!
"Ahem, Biao'er, dear friends, do you think it is too early to transfer Ouyang Lun to the capital so early to serve? After all, Ouyang Lun is not yet 30 years old, and he became the right chief envoy of Beizhili It didn’t take long”
Zhu Yuanzhang spoke in a low voice, but his eyes sharply scanned the people in the hall.
If this were placed at other times, Zhu Yuanzhang's tone and momentum would definitely scare Zhu Biao, Lu Chang and others, but under today's circumstances, it made Zhu Biao, Lu Chang and others think that Zhu Yuanzhang really wanted to If you want to promote Ouyang Lun, you just worry about their opinions.
As a result, Zhu Biao, Lu Chang and others spoke again.
"Father, my fourth brother-in-law has made great contributions. Although my wife is young, if you promote him, I don't think anyone will object!"
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is right. Prince Consort Ouyang saved millions of people in Guangdong Province this time. If it weren't for him, several provinces around Guangdong and even the entire Ming Dynasty would have been affected. No one can match his achievements. .”
"Consort Ouyang's achievements are not only in Guangdong Province, but also in Northern Zhili! In my opinion, with Ouyang's ability, he should have come to the capital to work long ago, and he will benefit all the people in the world!"
"Your Majesty, please rest assured. Regarding the promotion of Ouyang Prince Consort, if anyone has any objections, there will be no objection."
Zhu Biao, Lu Chang and others talked more and more enthusiastically, completely unaware of Zhu Yuanzhang's increasingly ugly 've reminded you so far, but you still can't get enough of it, so you have to break up with me, right?
Zhu Yuanzhang really wanted to imitate Zhuge Liang and fight with the Confucian scholars, but after thinking about it carefully, his eloquence was probably not bad, and what Zhu Biao, Lu Chang and others said still made some sense. This mainly reflected the ministers' respect for Ouyang. expectations of ethical ability.
Can't be harsh.
Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang decisively changed the topic, "I still need to think more about Ouyang Lun's arrangements, but now the top priority is to select a suitable chief envoy of Guangdong Province. I have it in my heart." Arrangements, it’s not time to announce them yet!”
"The most important thing now is to determine the chief envoy of Guangdong Province as soon as possible. If you feel like it, please share your opinions. Of course, Ouyang Lun will not be mentioned."
After listening to Zhu Yuanzhang's words, the ministers could not continue to support Ouyang Lun on this topic.
After a while, Guo Zi stood up and said, "Your Majesty, if Guangdong Province does not arrange for Ouyang's consort, there may be only one person suitable!"
"Who?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked hastily.
"Mao Youfu, the chief secretary of Guangdong Province, is a political advisor to the left!" Guo Zi continued to explain: "Mao Youfu was originally the prefect of Yong'an Prefecture. He was later promoted to be a political advisor to the left of Guangdong Province due to his merit. He has been immersed in work in the past two years. One of the few qualified officials in the 'Guangdong Province'! He is also the highest-ranking being. If he is promoted to the Chief Envoy of the Guangdong Province, it would be justifiable!"
After listening to Guo Zi's words, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded secretly.
Jinyiwei once handed over a secret report. Of course, this was also requested by Zhu Yuanzhang to investigate, clarifying how many corrupt officials there were in Guangdong and how many good officials there were. Although the results of the investigation made Zhu Yuanzhang angry, there were very few officials who had not violated the laws of the Ming Dynasty. , and Mao Youfu is one of them. It’s right to think about it. This Mao Youfu is also an official who came from Beizhili. He has a close relationship with Ouyang Lun. The Mao family has always been in the grain business. Mao Youfu There is no need to be rich because of corruption.
Able to protect himself in the officialdom quagmire like Guangdong Province, and according to Jin Yiwei's investigation, before the outbreak of the epidemic, although Mao Youfu was squeezed out by Luo Rong, Zhu Liangzu and others, he still insisted on doing practical things, and even more so after the outbreak. Do our best to provide disaster relief and eliminate disasters.
Knowing the situation of Guangdong Province relatively well, it is indeed a good choice to let Mao Youfu serve as the chief envoy of Guangdong Province.
It's just that Mao Youfu was Ouyang Lun's boss. This relationship is nothing more. It is better to let Mao Youfu be the boss than Ouyang Lun.
After thinking for a moment, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, "I have some impressions of this Mao Youfu. He is young and powerful, has good abilities, and understands the situation in Guangdong Province. It's just him!"
"As for the candidates for other positions in Guangdong Province, let the people from the Ministry of Civil Affairs draw up a list. If there are no problems, I will make arrangements immediately to get Guangdong Province up and running as soon as possible!"
"Your Majesty is wise!"
Zhu Biao and all the ministers are meaningless.
After that, Zhu Yuanzhang discussed many things with everyone before letting the ministers leave.
"Biao'er, the ministers have all left, why are you still here? Is there anything else you want to tell your father?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked with a smile.
Zhu Biao shook his head, "Father, there is nothing going on here, but the Queen Mother asked me to tell my father that I will go to her place for lunch today."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, "Okay, we'll go after we finish reviewing the remaining memorials. You can go and do your work too."
"Yes, Father!" Zhu Biao saluted with his hands raised, and then slowly pushed out of the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
After about half an hour, Zhu Yuanzhang finally finished processing the memorials on the Long Case and stretched his body. "There are so many things in one day. I can't even think about being lazy. I have to think of other ways. Otherwise, it will be like this every day. We have to do it." So exhausted."
Since the Zhongshu Province was abolished and there was no prime minister, the affairs of the six ministries were reported directly to Zhu Yuanzhang. Although many matters have been dealt with by the six ministers, there are still many more things to come to Zhu Yuanzhang than before. The four auxiliary officers were set up before, and the effect was It wasn't as good as he imagined.
"Wang Zhong, what time is it now?"
"Back to Your Majesty, it's almost noon, we should go to the Queen's place." Wang Zhong said quickly.
"Okay, let's go to Kunning Palace first, otherwise it's time for the girls to criticize us!" Zhu Yuanzhang stood up and walked out of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, and Wang Zhong quickly led his people to follow.
As soon as he reached the door of Kunning Palace, Zhu Yuanzhang sniffed his nose and said, "Hey, my dear, I made roast goose today and have some more."
Zhu Yuanzhang sniffed his nose again, "There are also Fengyang Yongdoufu, roasted bacon, and red bean soup!!"
"We all like to eat it!"
"Let's go!"
Zhu Yuanzhang trotted all the way into Kunning Palace.
As soon as he entered the palace, Zhu Yuanzhang saw the table full of food. He smelled it greedily, and then directly put a piece of bacon into his mouth. "Hmm, it's delicious. The food cooked by my sister is delicious!"
Just when Zhu Yuanzhang was about to strike again, Queen Ma came out with the roast goose. Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang grabbing the vegetables with his hands, she said angrily: "You are already an emperor, and you still don't have a formal appearance like this. This If word gets out, others will laugh at you!"
"Sister, you have already said that we are the emperor, the most powerful person in the world. If anyone dares to chew the base of my tongue, I will cut his tongue!" Zhu Yuanzhang said indifferently.
"Hurry and wash your hands before eating."
"Okay." Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, immediately put his hand into the basin brought by the palace maid, and applied soap to wash it, quickly washing away the grease on his hands.
"Sister, don't tell me, the soap that boy Ouyang Lun poured out is really good. Not only can it clean the dirty things on your hands, but it also smells good after washing. No wonder the princes and nobles are rushing to buy it! Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile.
Empress Ma rolled her eyes at Zhu Yuanzhang and said, "You have no use for the things Xiao Lun has researched, but you are disgusted and wary of Xiao Lun himself. Fortunately, he is our son-in-law. If it were anyone else, you would See if he will get angry with you."
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled coquettishly and said stubbornly: "Sister, you can't say that. We got the peppers and soap from Ouyang Lun, but we paid the agency fee. Every time we purchase the goods, the payment is settled in person. From No procrastination!”
"What about cement roads and food?" Queen Ma continued to ask.
"We hired the construction company under Ouyang Lun for the cement road, and they also provided money. As for the food, it can be regarded as Ouyang Lun's contribution to the Ming Dynasty!" Zhu Yuanzhang said in a slightly weaker tone.
Empress Ma nodded, "What about the Japanese pirates in the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea? The funds for the Ming Dynasty's coastal defense line? How did the Eastern Expedition win?"
"Who eradicated the epidemic in Guangdong?"
"Uh" Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned.
"Chongba, I also heard that you discussed how to reward Xiao Lun today, right?"
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