Chapter 231 Actually, I am playing a big game of chess! (Please subscribe!!)
"Yes, this is Zhou Zhen. He was the Minister of the Criminal Department of the imperial court and an imperial envoy sent by His Majesty the Emperor to Beizhili. But he disappeared!" Empress Ma said in a deep voice: "Now the whole capital is going crazy. Someone was worried that the matter would be exposed, and then sent Zhou Zhen to kill and silence him. This matter naturally spread to the ears of His Majesty the Emperor, and it is said that he became furious!"
"Your Uncle Ma and I were worried that something might happen to you, so we came here all the way."
Hearing this, Ouyang Lun was quite moved, "Auntie, you and Uncle Ma really have nothing to say to me, Ouyang Lun. Uncle Tang and Uncle Xu, like you guys, also learned that my emperor's father-in-law sent people to check me. Come and help immediately!”
After saying that, Ouyang Lun picked up the wine glass and said, "All of you here today are my good friends and partners of Ouyang Lun. I'd like to toast you all!"
Tang He and Xu Da saw Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma raising their glasses, and then they followed suit.
Drink a glass of wine.
Empress Ma continued: "Nephew Ouyang Xian, what do you think about Zhou Zhen?"
Ouyang Lun immediately replied: "How else can I see it? I only saw him once this week in Zhouzhen, and I have never seen him again since then. Our security in Beizhili has always been very good. If someone dies, he will definitely be arrested." Found it, so I guess he went somewhere else. After all, this guy is the Minister of Punishment and an imperial envoy sent by His Majesty. He holds a golden order, who dares to touch him?"
"In addition, you just said that some people were worried that the matter would be exposed and killed people to silence them. This is purely a rumor. We officials in Beizhili are working wholeheartedly for the people. There is no way they are doing anything illegal!"
"Who are you talking about?"
brush-
As soon as these words came out, the eyes of Queen Ma, Zhu Yuanzhang, Tang He, and Xu Da all fell on Ouyang Lun.
This meaning is quite obvious.
cough cough.
Ouyang Lun said speechlessly: "Don't you think it's me?"
"Why is it me? I have no grievances with that Zhou Zhen. Why should I kill him? I think it's just like my analysis just now. Zhou Zhen just ran away to other places."
Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily: "If Zhou Zhen ran away to other places, why didn't he show up for a month or two? No news?"
Ouyang Lun said with a smile: "What if Zhou Zhen sees through the world of mortals and finds a mountain stone temple to become a monk?"
"." Zhu Yuanzhang turned his head to the side in anger.
Empress Ma thought for a while and then said: "Nephew Ouyang Xian, you also know that our Ma family has some connections in the capital, and even the palace can get in. As long as we figure out the matter, we can clear your grievances!"
Ouyang Lun shook his head again, even a little angry, "Auntie, don't you even believe me? Hey - this matter has nothing to do with you, the main thing is that my emperor father-in-law really got kicked in the head by a donkey!"
Hear this.
Queen Ma was stunned.
Xu Da, Tang He and the others were so frightened that they kept silent and even held their breath.
"That Nephew Ouyang Xian, criticizing His Majesty is a capital crime!" Tang He quickly reminded.
"I didn't tell outsiders. You wouldn't report me, right?" Ouyang Lun looked at Tang He, Xu Da and others with a sincere face.
"Of course we won't just..." Tang He really wanted to tell Ouyang Lun, the person in front of you is Zhu Yuanzhang, scolding him in front of him, this is simply asking for death!
"Nephew Ouyang Xian, the Emperor is the Supreme Being. You must not insult him!" Xu Da said solemnly.
Ouyang Lun waved his hand, "I know, I just complained, don't worry, I just wanted to talk to you, I just said it, and I didn't say anything nonsense!"
Hey--
At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang was so angry that his face turned black, and he suppressed his anger with caution and rationality.
It cannot break out yet. Once it breaks out, not only the identity will be exposed, but also the progress of the investigation will be interrupted.
Once you have the conclusive evidence, deal with it together and calculate the general ledger!
Zhu Yuanzhang said in a deep voice: "Ouyang Lun, although there is no conclusive evidence, this is how rumors spread, and you are most likely to take action. After all, Zhou Zhen came to Beizhili just to investigate you. Over the years, the imperial court has been photographing imperial envoys investigating cases in various places. It’s not unheard of for local officials to assassinate imperial envoys in order to cover up their guilt!”
"You said it wasn't you, then show me the evidence! Prove that you really didn't kill him!"
Ouyang Lun also lost his temper and said loudly: "Why! Others think I killed Zhou Zhen, so I have to prove my innocence? Isn't it the other way around? Let those keyboard warriors come up with evidence to prove that I am the murderer! "
"Otherwise, if someone suspects me of rebelling, wouldn't I have to tie my hands and run to my father-in-law, the emperor, in the capital to prove to him that I am not rebelling?"
"If you talk slander, we will lose our legs. This logic is wrong!"
Um. It seems to make sense!
Zhu Yuanzhang and others were stunned.
Ouyang Lun continued: "Thanks to my father-in-law, who was the emperor, he was still the founding monarch. When he heard that Zhou Zhen was missing, he felt that Zhou Zhen had been murdered, and he still believed that he was killed by me. His imagination is really rich. I I have been extremely busy during this time. The New City Plan involves building the Great Wall and the new city, new experiments and the Xuanfu Development Demonstration Zone. It is so busy that I still have time to take care of that Zhou Zhen?"
"Nephew Ouyang Xian, please stop talking!" Queen Ma stopped Ouyang Lun from speaking any more and looked at Zhu Yuanzhang next to her, fearing that if Ouyang Lun continued to speak, Zhu Yuanzhang would go berserk.
"Uncle Ma and I are here to help you. Rumors are like tigers, leopards and wolves, which can easily destroy a person. Now the fact is that Zhou Zhen, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, disappeared from Beizhili under your governance. It is even more true now. There is no news, and as far as we know, you once met Zhou Zhen and had a dispute. It was you who sent someone to beat Zhou Zhen and threw him out of the Chief Secretary's Yamen! In the end, Zhou Zhen disappeared! "
"Let's not talk about whether Zhou Zhen's disappearance has anything to do with you. Just the fact that you asked people to beat Zhou Zhen is quite bad in nature!"
"If His Majesty the Emperor is really serious, he can still remove you from office, seize the title, and put you in a prison. Although it won't be beheading, there is no problem in banishing you for three thousand miles!"
After the words fell, the atmosphere in the room became solemn.
Tang He and Xu Da looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma in astonishment. Queen Ma's words were obviously not said out of nowhere.
This is really about dealing with Ouyang Lun!
The key is that Zhu Yuanzhang looked at them quite unkindly, and he was afraid that they would both be implicated!
Ouyang Lun, Ouyang Lun, you have screwed us two brothers badly this time.
If there were no other people at the scene, they would both start to think about how to deal with it or just run away. But now they can only place their hopes on Ouyang Lun. This kid is very good at deceiving. I hope he can smooth everything out with his eloquent words. past.
Of course, at this moment, Tang He and Xu Da both had a question in their hearts.
That is whether Ouyang Lun killed Zhou Zhen!
You kid, don’t take action!Even if he takes action, he still has to be beaten to death!
Ouyang Lun also understood the importance of this matter at this moment, and shook his head decisively, "Auntie, I have never done this! How could a good and honest official like me kill someone? I don't even kill chickens on weekdays. "Others don't believe me, so why don't you still believe me?"
Seeing Ouyang Lun denying it so firmly, he still said that he was a good and honest official?
Zhu Yuanzhang's mouth twitched.
I was already muttering in my heart.
Saying that you, Ouyang Lun, are a good official are somewhat relevant, but saying that you are an upright official, we don't believe it at all!
Open a brothel, open a casino, collect door fees, and do things if you are paid. This does not look like something that an honest official can do.
shameless!Shameless!
This Ouyang Lun's face is probably thicker than the Great Wall that was just repaired!
Zhu Yuanzhang complained in his heart, glanced at Ouyang Lun, and complained in his heart: Damn, this kid talks nonsense, and his face doesn't turn red.
Queen Ma, Xu Da, Tang and the other three were also rendered speechless by Ouyang Lun's shameless behavior.
This combination of 'shameless' and 'thick-skinned' simply makes it impossible for them to start.
Empress Ma had indeed seen strong winds and waves. She quickly stabilized her mind and continued: "Nephew Ouyang, how could we not believe you? Otherwise, we wouldn't have rushed to Beizhili overnight to find you as soon as we received the news. The purpose of this discussion is to give you a heads up."
"But no matter what, is Zhou Zhen still alive? Where has he gone? These two things must be clarified!"
Hearing this, Ouyang Lun kept nodding his head with a serious look on his face, "Auntie's words are reasonable. I didn't say that I shouldn't doubt them. The key is that my emperor's father-in-law believed the rumors from the beginning. I kindly wrote a memorial to him to establish a development model. The necessity of the state capital, but in the end he thought that I was engaging in smuggling and colluding with foreign countries openly, and then he arranged for people to come and investigate me without even saying hello!"
"Look, does this look like something humans do?"
"My emperor's father-in-law is a big landowner and feudal patriarch at heart. Except for his son, he is on guard against everyone. Even his daughter and son-in-law cannot escape."
"You think that since he is so jealous and suspicious of me, why did he let me be the chief envoy of Beizhili in the first place?"
"Forget it, let's not talk about him anymore, it will make me angry if I talk about him!"
"Raise a glass, let's continue drinking!"
Xu Da and Tang He no longer dared to interrupt at this moment, they were just two tools.
Zhu Yuanzhang's lungs are about to burst with rage. You bastard, this is the first time we have seen a criminal suspect so arrogant and domineering. Hu Weiyong, Zhu Liangzu, etc. are not even as good as you, Ouyang Lun!
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, and Zhu Yuanzhang stood up directly.
"Uncle Ma, what's wrong with you?" Ouyang Lun asked curiously.
It's over, it's over, Your Majesty is going to go crazy!
Tang He and Xu Da closed their eyes in despair.
Just when Zhu Yuanzhang was about to speak, Empress Ma stopped him and explained: "It's okay, your Uncle Ma will feel uncomfortable if you sit for a long time, so stand up and move your body."
Ouyang Lun suddenly understood, smiled and nodded, "I understand, it seems that Uncle Ma sits for a long time, so of course he has hemorrhoids."
Queen Ma: "."
Tang He: "."
Xu Da: "."
Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang's face was so dark that he was almost dripping with tears, Empress Ma quickly changed the subject, "Nephew Ouyang, my suggestion is to find Zhou Zhen. If we can find Zhou Zhen, maybe we can clarify the matter, and those rumors and slanders will be eliminated. Attack and break."
"In addition, there is a rumor in the capital that Beizhili is doing business with the grassland people and transporting large amounts of materials to the grassland!"
"I did meet Zhou Zhen once. As for Zhou Zhen being beaten?" Ouyang Lun was about to tell him about Zhou Zhen coming to him, but he heard Queen Ma talking about doing business with the prairie people.
Xu Da and Tang He became nervous again.
Zhu Yuanzhang's expression softened slightly, and there was a hint of curiosity in his angry eyes.
The evidence for Zhou Zhen's disappearance is not sufficient, but doing business with the prairie people is a sure thing, and Ouyang Lun can't afford to let it go!
That day Li Shanchang, Feng Sheng, and Lan Yu came to participate in Ouyang Lun's performance, and that was what they were talking about!
Hum hum, let’s see how eloquent we can be on this matter!
On the other hand, Ouyang Lun looked calm, "Auntie, I thought you were talking about something serious. This is about feelings!"
"What? You think it doesn't matter?" Zhu Yuanzhang said in a deep voice: "Ouyang Lun, let me tell you, this matter requires a lot of evidence. It has been spread all over the capital palace, His Majesty, and the cultural relics officials, and there are even Many officials are joining you! If it wasn't serious, we wouldn't have come in such a hurry!"
Even though Zhu Yuanzhang said this, Ouyang Lun was still very calm, and his mood was even calmer than when he had just discussed 'Zhou Zhen's disappearance'. Zhu Yuanzhang even saw the corners of Ouyang Lun's mouth rising slightly, showing an indifferent smile.
This guy.!
Zhu Yuanzhang was quite speechless at this moment.
"Don't be bored, you are talking after all!" Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but urge.
"Uncle Ma, look at you. Are you in a hurry?" Ouyang Lun said with a smile: "Don't panic when something happens. Let's eat two bites of mutton first!"
After saying that, Ouyang Lun cut a piece of mutton from the roasted sheep and ate it. After finishing the meat, he took a sip of wine.
"Haha, cool!"
"You eat too!"
At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma naturally had no appetite to eat. They refused to eat, and Tang and Xu Da naturally did not dare to eat, so the four of them watched Ouyang Lun eat in silence.
In this regard, Ouyang Lun behaved quite calmly and calmly, and continued to eat meat and drink alcohol.
"Hiccup-" He drank the last glass of wine, wiped his mouth and hands with a brocade handkerchief, and then said: "Actually, I am playing a big game of chess!"
Um! ?
As soon as these words came out, the interest of the four people was immediately aroused.
"A big game of chess?" Queen Ma asked doubtfully.
Zhu Yuanzhang murmured in his heart: Please start your performance!Let’s see how you fool me this time!No matter how you deceive Ouyang Lun, we will never be fooled.
"That's right!" Ouyang Lun nodded heavily, "The north of the Ming Dynasty is the vast grassland. It is the place where the Yuan Dynasty started, and it is also the birthplace of the grassland nomads in the past dynasties. It can be said to be a magical land!"
"Our Ming Dynasty overthrew the Yuan Dynasty, and then successfully dominated the Central Plains and restored the mountains and rivers of our Han family!"
"But the remnant forces on the grassland have never been eradicated."
(End of this chapter)
