In the public room of the cabinet, all the ministers fell silent in unison, looking at Takatani with somewhat complicated eyes, which made the second assistant somewhat confused.
At this time, Jiang Yuan on the side coughed lightly and said.
"I am afraid that the ministers who were sent as envoys cannot be completely blamed for this matter. After all, the war situation was critical at that time. Only by Tuotuo Buhua retreating can our Liaodong troops support the Xuanfu."
"Besides, since the document contains the Emperor's seal, it means that this matter was approved by His Majesty and cannot be entirely blamed on the envoy."
Jiang Yuan also came from the Hanlin Academy and had always been on Gao Gu's side.
His words also made Gao Gu frown and glance at Jiang Yuan dissatisfied, only to see the other party wink at him desperately.
Only then did Gao Gu realize that although Wang Wen was ordered to go to Liaodong as an envoy, there seemed to be another person who actually negotiated with Tuo Tuo Bu Hua...
The scene suddenly felt awkward. In the end, Yu Shiyue came out to smooth things over and said.
"The second assistant is also in a hurry. After all, it is not appropriate to make decisions on such a big matter without the court's consultation. However, this is all in the past. I think if it were not for such conditions, Tuo Tuo Bu Hua would not be willing to retreat.
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"The top priority right now is still the matter of mutual trading. What attitude should Ming take?"
Someone handed me the steps, so Gao Gu could only walk down the slope.
"What Mr. Yu Ge said is that I was anxious just now. However, there are indeed too many disadvantages in mutual trading, and we must carefully consider it."
As the protagonist who was ruthlessly affected, Wang Ao was calm and spoke.
"You don't have to be like this. When I went on the mission, I was indeed with you and knew about the existence of this document. However, at that time, the situation was urgent. Mr. Jian Zhai had the king's order flag in his hand. I could only obey the order. Secondly, both sides
They only agreed on the intention to open up mutual markets and did not discuss too many specific details."
"But this time the envoys who are free from flowers obviously want to take this opportunity to blackmail the Ming Dynasty. We must not let them succeed. I still say what I said, mutual markets can be opened, but it must be the Ming Dynasty that takes the initiative to open the transaction.
The location, time, quantity, and type all need to be determined by me, the Ming Dynasty. I wonder what you guys think?"
Although Yu Shiyue had just managed to liven up the atmosphere, it still seemed a bit awkward in the public room.
With Wang Ao, the chief assistant who had accompanied Wang Wen on missions, obviously other cabinet ministers could not really speak freely.
Therefore, after a while, Zhang Min spoke again.
"Chief Assistant, this matter is of great importance. We should wait until the court meeting and all officials can discuss it together."
This is even a subtle expression of disapproval.
Seeing this situation, Wang Ao pondered for a moment, knowing that there would be no results today, so he nodded.
"That's fine, then let's follow this vote and ask your Majesty to bring this matter to court for discussion."
Qianqing Palace.
The cabinet's actions were still very fast. The cabinet meeting ended in the morning, and the two memorials were handed to the emperor's desk along with other memorials in the afternoon.
However, when Zhu Qiyu looked at the two memorials on the case, he only glanced at them briefly and did not read them carefully.
If nothing else, these two memorials were sent to Shen Yi and Qi Zheng under his instruction. He was more concerned about the cabinet's reaction than the content of the memorials.
Looking at the draft with the words "please consult the court" on the memorial, Zhu Qiyu casually put it aside and asked Cheng Jing.
"These two memorials should have been discussed by the cabinet, but no results have been produced?"
Although it will definitely be discussed by the court, if the cabinet reaches a unanimous opinion after discussion, it will not be included in the draft.
In this situation, obviously nothing can be discussed.
Cheng Jing then went through the details of the cabinet meeting in the morning.
Because of the special relationship between the cabinet and the Supervisor of Ceremonies, such cabinet meetings are usually attended by the eunuchs of the Supervisor of Ceremonies. If it is a particularly important cabinet meeting or a cabinet meeting carried out in accordance with the decree of the cabinet, then Cheng Jing, the eunuch who holds the seal, will even attend in person. go.
Therefore, the content and circumstances of the cabinet meeting are a secret to the outside world, but to Cheng Jing, they can easily learn about it.
After listening, Zhu Qiyu asked thoughtfully.
"So, Wang Ao advocated limited opening up of mutual markets, but Gao Gu and Zhang Min opposed it fiercely?"
Cheng Jing nodded and replied: "Yes, but later, the topic came to Mr. Tianguan and left it alone. But it seems that Mr. Gao Ge will not let it go easily. As for Mr. Yu Ge, he has been There is no obvious indication of mediation in the middle."
Hearing this, Zhu Qiyu smiled and said.
"In addition to being related to the Ministry of Household Affairs, this matter will most directly affect the Ministry of War. Yu Shiyue and Yu Qian are good friends, so he will not easily express his position before he understands the Ministry of War's position on this matter. However, Gao Gu... "
It is not easy to promote mutual markets.
In addition to the changes in the relationship between the two parties, border defenses, and the risks of mutual trade itself, this matter also needs to consider political factors!
The first is the safety of the Supreme Emperor.
Although Mongolia is now nominally dominated by Tuo Tuo Bu Hua, in fact, Tuo Tuo Bu Hua has little control over Ye Xian.
Therefore, no one can guarantee whether trading with Tuo Tuo Bu Hua will cause anger.
But this point is not the most important.
After all, Mongolia still maintains a semblance of unity within the country, and has not fallen out with Tuo Tuo Bu Hua, so although there are risks, they are controllable.
The most important point is that this incident has once again set off the deepest hidden and most difficult to resolve contradictions in the Ming Dynasty.
That is the contradiction between monarchy and ministerial power.
This was the biggest reason why Gao Gu pointed his finger at Wang Wen during the cabinet meeting.
Doesn't he know that it is impossible for Wang Wen to make the decision on his own and agree to such a big thing?
Of course it was clear. Not only was it clear, but he also knew very well that the instigator behind this was none other than the Emperor himself.
It is precisely because it is clear that we have to object!
In a sense, what he opposed was not the mutual market or Wang Wen, but what he opposed was the emperor's arbitrariness.
Whether to negotiate peace with Mongolia and what are the conditions in exchange are matters related to national affairs.
This kind of matter cannot be decided by the emperor without hesitation and without listening to the opinions of his subordinates. Doing so will cause serious trouble.
This is one of the consensuses of the Wenchen Group for a long time.
But this time, the mutual trading was a matter decided privately by the emperor and individual ministers under the premise that no one from the top to the bottom of the imperial court knew anything about it.
This is a serious violation of normal procedures.
Therefore, there will inevitably be opposition from the ministers. Even if the matter cannot be made obscene, it cannot be done exactly as discussed at the time.
This is the game and struggle between monarchy and ministerial power
Gao Gu saw through this, so he pointed the finger at Wang Wen without any scruples.
After all, fighting also requires skills. He did not have the courage to directly accuse the emperor, but focusing the conflict on Wang Wen would have the same effect.
Precisely because everyone in the court knew very well that the Emperor was behind Wang Wen in this matter, so they pointed the finger at him.
Because in this way, attacking Wang Wen can achieve the original desired effect of suppressing imperial power.
If it was really Wang Wenshan who made the decision in this matter, maybe the whole court would not be so interested in besieging him.
Regarding this, Zhu Qiyu has long been aware of this and has been prepared for it.
But what surprised him was that the first one to show up was Gao Gu, who had been silent all this time.
After a while, Zhu Qiyu picked up his ink pen, marked an accurate word on the memorial, and gave instructions.
"These two memorials were sent to the General Administration Department and various government offices."
"After seven days, the court will discuss this matter."
"Also, notify Shu Liang and Lu Zhong that they can start moving."
This chapter has been completed!