Chapter 138 Using Zi’s Spear and Attacking Zi’s Shield
Zhu Qizhen’s eyes showed a hint of uncontrollable excitement.
Tang Xinggu is very enlightened. Yes, he can be taught by children!
Among the ministers, Peng Qing and Bei Lin looked at each other and saw the same doubt in each other's eyes.
Wasn’t it agreed that the Qintian Supervisor would handle the matter of opening up the sea?
I prepared a set of rhetoric last night, but why was it preempted by someone today...
Seeing the indignant and passionate expressions of the ministers, the two of them didn't know whether they should stand up and express their agreement.
Bei Lin raised her head and took a sneak peek, but saw that the man on the dragon throne was not calm, and seemed to be quite surprised by Tang Xinggu's actions.
Could it be that...this person is not the sitter the emperor is looking for?
However, Tang Xinggu's approach was beyond everyone's expectations. Qingliu, the civil servants in the palace, was preparing to confront the emperor. Who would have imagined that the vanguard general on his side surrendered directly to the enemy!
Such behavior has a great impact on their morale.
Seeing the fierce reaction of the ministers, Zhu Qizhen finally came to his senses and said: "My lords, please be patient for a moment and listen to what Tang Qing's family has to say."
As soon as these words came out, the ministers became a little quieter, and then many people felt guilty again. Why does the emperor look so calm?
Could it be that this was originally agreed upon?
Everyone became more and more aware that there was something fishy in this, and they suddenly became more impatient. They just wanted to nip in the bud the idea of Tang Xinggu deviating from the scriptures.
Therefore, there were still several officials shouting there: "Your Majesty, you must not be deceived by Tang Xinggu. The maritime ban is an ancestral system and you must not make false statements..."
Zhu Qizhen immediately darkened his face and scolded: "I ask you all to calm down and wait for the Tang Qing family to finish talking. Do you want to resist the decree?"
Seeing that the emperor was angry, these people finally calmed down. Then, countless resentful eyes were aimed at Tang Xinggu, as if they planned to kill him with their eyes.
Tang Xinggu was unmoved at all, as if he was well prepared for the current situation.
Today I am on the side of the Emperor. Isn’t it just a quarrel? If you don’t accept it and argue, who is afraid of whom?
"Your Majesty, the reason why I came up with this idea is definitely not the result of a whim, but has been carefully considered."
"I can't see the deliberation, I only see the careful consideration!"
Xu Bin, the young minister of Taichang Temple, couldn't bear it anymore and immediately retorted: "Yu Shi of the Tang Dynasty, you are deeply favored by the emperor and don't want to repay the country for the emperor, but you said such treacherous and unethical words, trying to trap the emperor into being unfaithful and unfilial."
What kind of thoughts do you have in this situation?"
This man had no problem opening his mouth, and immediately raised Tang Xinggu's proposal to the level of bullying.
As soon as this statement came out, everyone greatly agreed with it, and once again accused Tang Xinggu, saying that his formulation completely ignored the reputation of the emperor and was just sensationalism. It is really a crime that cannot be punished.
Looking at their momentum, it seems that just because of this sentence, Tang Xinggu should be dragged outside and killed with a knife.
Zhu Qizhen originally wanted to stop him, but then he thought about it. If he wanted to open the sea, the officials would have to pass the test. Since Tang Xinggu was willing to be a pioneer, it would be better to let him try it out first. When he couldn't hold on anymore, he would do it himself.
Take action.
Tang Xinggu remained calm in the face of Xu Bin's criticism. Even though the opposition was so fierce that they even started to shout and kill, he still stood there steadily.
"According to Xu Shaoqing, if we open the sea, the emperor will be disloyal and unfilial?"
"That's natural!"
Xu Bin replied angrily: "Sea ban is the family law of my ancestors in the Ming Dynasty. As a descendant, how can I ignore the rules of my ancestors?"
"Xu Shaoqing, you are so brave!"
Tang Xinggu suddenly darkened his face and rebuked loudly: "How dare you slander the late emperor in front of the emperor? What are your intentions?"
"I...how did I slander the late emperor? Don't slander others!"
Xu Bin's tone was a little flustered, as if he didn't know what he said wrong for a moment.
"You still dare to quibble?"
Tang Xinggu was aggressive and began to attack.
"Then let me ask you, whose order did the Three Treasure Eunuchs build their treasure ships and sail to the Western Ocean seven times?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Xu Bin was choked to the point of almost vomiting blood.
Emperor Yongle sent Zheng He on seven voyages to the West. Today, it is only more than 20 years since his last voyage.
He obviously forgot about this incident, and now he was easily taken advantage of.
Tang Xinggu was unreasonable and continued: "Why did Emperor Taizong send fleets to sea several times? Today, the emperor wants to follow his example. Is it considered a violation of the ancestral system?"
As expected, these words silenced all the officials.
That was Emperor Taizong, who would kill ten tribes at every turn. Who would dare to provoke him?
Naturally, no matter what someone has done, it is correct.
At this time, everyone couldn't help but feel worried. Sure enough, Tang Xinggu came prepared and actually thought of using Emperor Taizong as a shield. This move was really cruel!
Seeing that Tang Xinggu had the upper hand, everyone understood that they had met a strong enemy today. After exchanging glances, someone stepped out.
This person is none other than Tang Xinggu’s immediate superior, Wang Wen, the censor of the right capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
"Reporting to your Majesty, Emperor Taizong did send fleets to sea several times, but after all, that was decades ago. Emperor Taizong naturally had his reasons for doing so, but the emperor cannot break the ancestral rules."<
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These words are already a bit unreasonable. There are some things that your ancestors can do, but you cannot.
Tang Xinggu immediately said with a smile but not a smile: "According to Mr. Wang's intention, do you want to say that time changes and the situation changes?"
"Yes, times are different, how can we generalize?"
"Okay, then I would like to ask you, why can't today's imperial court change with the times and insist on abiding by the sea ban rules established a hundred years ago? Could it be that in this matter, time can't change the situation?" Tang Xinggu had no intention of showing any mercy to Shangguan and directly pursued and beat him.
"This..."
Wang Wen suddenly lost his temper. In Tang Xinggu, this move was called using the spear of the son to attack the shield of the son. At the moment, he was at a loss for words and didn’t know how to refute.
The people in the hall were originally very aggressive, but when they saw Wang Wen defeated, they didn't know how to refute.
Seeing that he had taken the initiative, Tang Xinggu immediately cheered up and took advantage of the silence of the ministers to continue talking.
"At the beginning, Emperor Taizu made the policy of banning the sea just because the situation required it. But now, a hundred years have passed, everything has changed. How can the imperial court's road to prosperity be cut off just because of a ban a hundred years ago? What's more, we have always said
, the Ming Dynasty is rich all over the world, but now it can't even go out to the sea, isn't it a joke? If the ban on sea is lifted, it will not only fill the national treasury, but also promote the prestige of the Ming Dynasty to all the countries around the world. This will have hundreds of benefits but nothing
How can we not implement the harmful approach? This is what I say from the bottom of my heart, and I hope the emperor will learn from it!"