Chapter 415: Fire in the court hall, affecting the Hanlin
"How to vote for the cabinet"
After listening to Huang Jin's description, Emperor Jiajing closed his eyes for a moment. No emotion could be seen from his face, so he asked an ordinary question.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, the cabinet has different opinions, and the disagreement is seconded. One is that the sea ban is an ancestral system and must not be violated. Fishing and woodcutting can be in inland lakes and rivers, but sails are not allowed to enter the sea. In addition, Japanese pirates will cause harm to commercial ships, so
The maritime ban must not be relaxed.
Another article said: The rise of the Japanese pirates was not due to the ban on shipping, but because people from Fujian and Zhejiang went to the sea to gain profits and gathered a large number of followers, so they started a crazy conspiracy. In previous years, they only invaded along the coast, but after the ban on shipping, they went deep into various places. According to reports
, the true number of Japanese pirates is less than a thousand, and they are all guided by gangs of pirates near Zhangzhou and Wenzhou, just like the guides of the northern pirates. If the sea ban is relaxed, the residents along the coast can trade with ships and overseas. In the past, the "sea pirates"
"You can also turn to maritime merchants, stop the chaos, and the national treasury can be many times richer. It is true that among the Japanese pirates, there are civilians who are full-time bandits. Such people will not be tolerated, and they will also use swords and weapons to inflict thunderous wrath."
This is not the first time that the cabinet disagrees. In the past, if the cabinet disagreed, all opinions would be listed at the end, and the final decision would be made by Emperor Jiajing.
"What's Wei Zhong's opinion?" Emperor Jiajing asked again after hearing this.
Wei Zhong is the character of Yan Song, and Emperor Jiajing used the character of Yan Song to refer to Yan Song, which shows that Yan Song is still very important in Emperor Jiajing's heart. At this time, Yan Song and Emperor Jiajing were still in the honeymoon period, and the relationship between the emperor and his ministers was still very harmonious.
In the eyes of Emperor Jiajing, Yan Song, who was loyal, diligent, smart, timid and cautious, was much more obedient than Zhang Cong and Xia Yan who were always pounding the table and blowing his beard. He was the only slave who was obedient, capable and willing to do things.
A good slave is needed.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, Yan Ge's old words: A strict sea ban is reasonable, and a broad sea ban is also good. The ministers are in chaos. Your Majesty must decide the merits of this." Huang Jin read out Yan Song's opinions word for word.
"Haha, this old guy is slippery," Emperor Jiajing laughed and cursed.
This is Yan Song's style. Yan Song is a timid and cautious person. In such a matter that gets him into trouble, Yan Song's timid nature is undoubtedly exposed. He does not offend both opinions and does not support them in person.
It was to blame the matter on Emperor Jiajing. Of course, he was also very skillful in shirk, saying that my head was a mess, Emperor Jiajing was wise, and it was up to you to make the decision. Even though he shied away the responsibility, he patted the Holy Emperor's horse without leaving any trace.
fart.
This is also Yan Song's ability. He can figure out the preferences of Emperor Jiajing and shirk responsibility without making the big boss angry.
"Huang Ban, along with the cabinet ministers, the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Husbandry, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of War, the Minister of Industry, and the left and right ministers, enter the palace to greet you." Emperor Jiajing thought for a moment, and then Huang Jin sent someone to inform the above people to enter the palace to greet them.
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"Slave, I obey." After Huang Jin saluted, he stood up and told Xiao Huangmen to send someone to notify the above ministers to enter the palace.
The issue of whether the sea ban should be relaxed or not has been discussed by the government and the opposition for several years, and there has been no conclusion. Looking at Emperor Jiajing's behavior, it seems that he wants to solve this problem on this day.
Soon, several small Huangmen hurried out of Xiyuan with Buddha dust in their hands.
Not long after, big bosses entered Xiyuan from various government offices one after another. Xiao Huangmen led them to a palace to wait.
After all the big guys gathered in the hall, they were vaguely divided into two factions. One faction was headed by Li Mo, the Minister of Civil Affairs, and the other faction was naturally headed by Yan Song and his son. Another interesting thing is that I don’t know when Xu Jie and
Yan Shifan's fight became more intense, and the two of them were chatting and laughing quietly in the hall.
Li Mo looked at Xu Jie with disdain. At first, he thought that Xu Jie could stand on the same team as him. If the two of them combined their efforts to fight against Yan Song, they could almost be on an equal footing with Yan Song. Even if they worked hard, they would be able to overwhelm Yan Song.
It's a very optimistic thing. But I didn't expect that Xu Jie, a coward without eggs, would actually go to flatter Yan Song.
What makes Li Mo most disdainful is that Yan Shifan recently married a new concubine, and Xu Jie ignored his status as the Minister of Etiquette and rushed to give gifts. He even licked his face and said that Yan Shifan's youngest son was only two years old.
Jun Bufan intended to betroth his little granddaughter to Yan Shifan's youngest son. When Yan Shifan said that his two-year-old son had already decided to marry him, Xu Jie, a shameless man, actually said that his little granddaughter would be his concubine in the future.
When I was blind, I thought Xu Jie was a man with integrity, but I didn't expect that he turned out to be a fawning coward without eggs.
Even kneeling and licking
How shameless
Li Mo glanced at Xu Jie and snorted coldly. Then he stood at the front of his group with his head held high and his back straight, forming a perfect image with the old Yan Song who couldn't straighten his waist.
sharp contrast.
After reporting to Emperor Jiajing at the Xiaohuang Gate that all the ministers had arrived, Emperor Jiajing still left the ministers alone for a long time. He meditated without changing for several weeks before he slowly stopped and drank a cup of tea.
I went to the palace in a leisurely manner.
To tame these ministers, you have to be like an eagle.
This was the style of Emperor Jiajing, a self-taught master of psychology.
"I pay homage to Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live." The thirsty ministers who were waiting saw the belated Emperor Jiajing, and knelt down in a hurry to see him, but they were tired.
"Huang Ban, please read the memorial." After Emperor Jiajing sat on the dragon chair, he looked at the low-spirited ministers below and nodded with satisfaction, and told Huang Jin to read the memorial.
Huang Jin had already copied several copies of the memorial. After hearing Emperor Jiajing's instructions, he stepped down from the high platform and distributed the memorial in his hand to the ministers waiting in the palace.
The memorial that the ministers received was the one submitted by Dong Wei, the censor of Zhejiang, requesting the sea ban to be relaxed to facilitate fishing and woodcutting, and to enrich the country.
This memorial had long been expected by Yan Song. Everyone in the Yan Party had been reminded by Yan Song and had made preparations early. However, Li Mo and others only knew that the DPRK was going to discuss the sea ban today, but it didn't matter.
They have been discussing it for several years, and Li Mo and others are very familiar with it, so they are not at a big disadvantage.
"Everyone expresses his or her own opinion, and don't hide it. I will not pursue anything discussed today, and I will not punish you with words. You are all my ministers, and you can speak freely, and I will listen to you." Emperor Jiajing sat on the dragon chair and asked those below.
The ministers expressed their opinions on Dong Wei's request for a lenient sea ban.
After Emperor Jiajing spoke, all the ministers below saluted and said they obeyed the order.
"Your Majesty's grace is so great. We bathe in it and think about sharing your worries for Your Majesty. The sea ban has been around for a long time and involves many things. I hope you will do your best and start the discussion." After Yan Song saluted Emperor Jiajing, he slowly said
Looking at the courtiers, he set the tone of the discussion, then looked at Li Mo and said, "Master Li, if you have something to say, please give it to me."
As soon as Yan Song finished speaking, Li Mo raised his head and said: "The system of sea ban is an ancestral system, and the ancestral law cannot be changed. The current Japanese war is a clear proof. The sea ban should be strict rather than lenient. Ships should be ferried, guards should be strictly guarded, and traitors should be hunted down.
Citizens, sails are not allowed to enter the sea. The shipping department must also not reopen. It is treason to ask for an easing of the sea ban, and Dong Wei's followers should also be severely punished."
After Li Mo finished speaking, Zhao Wenhua, one of Yan Song's party members, refuted, "Master Li said that the Japanese pirates started with a wide sea ban. Please forgive me for disagreeing. When the sea ban was strict, Japanese pirates were already rampant. I want to come to Master Li to conduct a Baojia raid."
The traitors also learned that the so-called Japanese pirates actually numbered less than a thousand, and they were all led by pirates ganging up near Zhangzhou and Wenzhou. The Japanese pirates' rebellion was not caused by the ban on trading ships, but because people from Fujian and Zhejiang went to sea to gain profits and gathered many followers.
, and then started a crazy conspiracy."
Speaking of this, Zhao Wenhua summed it up: "If the city is open, the bandits will turn into merchants; if the city is banned, the merchants will turn into bandits."
Hearing this, Yan Song nodded with satisfaction.
Li Mo's followers were not to be outdone, and soon used the example of Taizu's order to ban the sea to refute again. For a while, there was endless debate in the palace.
Since the sea ban, Japanese pirates have gradually reached the point where they quote scriptures to criticize each other.
Looking at the ministers in the court citing scriptures and rebuttals, Emperor Jiajing's expression remained unchanged, and he listened with great interest to the hype of the ministers below.
This is the time to show your respective strengths and skills
These ministers cited classics and classics, and with the rise of theory, in order to overwhelm the other party, they brought out all the knowledge they had kept in their possessions. The classics they quoted became more and more biased, and many classics that they had hardly heard of were also quoted.
In the end, the debate seemed to have become a sword-fighting forum for remote classics.
Emperor Jiajing was intrigued and found that there were several classics that he had never heard of. So he wrote a small note and asked the eunuch accompanying him to pass it to the Hanlin Academy, and asked the Hanlin Academy to write the note on it.
The classics were presented to Xiyuan from the library.
When the small note was passed to the Hanlin Academy, everyone in the Hanlin Academy looked at the rare classics on the small note that had been brought to grandma's house, and couldn't help but want to curse. There was a fire in the court, which affected the Hanlin Academy. To be continued.