Chapter 419： The court caught fire, bringing disaster to Hanlin

Chapter 419 A fire in the court hall brought disaster to Hanlin

"How to draft the cabinet?"

After listening to Huang Jin's description, Emperor Jiajing closed his eyes for a moment, and he couldn't see any emotion on his face, so he asked an ordinary question.

"Reporting to the Holy Majesty, the cabinet has different opinions, and the differences are seconded. One is that the sea ban is an ancestral system and must not be violated. Fishermen and woodcutters can be in inland lakes and rivers, and sails are not allowed to enter the sea. What's more, the Japanese pirates are the disaster of the city. Therefore, The sea ban must not be relaxed.

Another said: The rise of the Japanese pirates was not because of the ban on ships, but because the Fujian and Zhejiang people went to the sea to make profits, and gathered disciples to prosper, so they started a frenzied conspiracy. In previous years, it only invaded along the coast, but since the dismissal of the city ship, it has penetrated into various places. According to reports, the number of real Japanese is less than a thousand, and they are all guided by a gang of thieves and gangsters near the Zhangwen Sea, just like the guides of the northern captives. If the sea ban is widened, the coastal residents will be able to trade overseas in the market, and the "pirates" in the past can also turn into maritime merchants, and there will be no more chaos, and the national treasury will be abundant several times. It is true that among the Japanese pirates there are civilians who are full-time pirates, and this kind will not be tolerated, and the wrath of thunder will be inflicted with swords and soldiers. "

This is not the first time that the cabinet disagrees. In the past, if the cabinet disagrees, all opinions will be listed later, and the final decision will be made by Emperor Jiajing.

"What's Weizhong's opinion?" Emperor Jiajing asked again after hearing this.

Only in the middle is Yan Song's character, and Emperor Jiajing used Yan Song's character 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 monarch and his ministers was still very harmonious.

In the eyes of Emperor Jiajing, Yan Song, who is loyal, diligent, sensitive, timid and cautious, is much more obedient than Zhang Cong and Xia Yan, who were always slapping the table and blowing their beards. A good servant needed.

"Reporting to the Holy Majesty, Yan Ge's old saying: Strict sea ban is justified, and wide sea ban is not bad. The ministers are in a mess. Your Majesty has to decide the right and wrong of this." Huang Jin read Yan Song's opinion word by word.

"Hehe, this old thing is slippery..." Emperor Jiajing cursed with a smile.

This is Yan Song's style. Yan Song is a timid and cautious person. Yan Song's timid nature is undoubtedly exposed when it comes to this kind of fire. It is to shift the matter to Emperor Jiajing, of course he is also very skillful in shirking it, saying that my head is in a mess, Emperor Jiajing is wise, you should decide. That is to say, he shirked his responsibility and flattered the Holy Majesty without any trace.

This is also Yan Song's ability. He has figured out what Emperor Jiajing likes, and if he shirks responsibility, he will not make the big leader angry.

"Huang Ban, the ministers of the cabinet, the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of War, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, and the ministers of the left and right...enter the palace and go to court." Emperor Jiajing thought for a moment, and then ordered Huang Jin to send someone to notify the above personnel to enter the palace. right.

"Your servant obeys." After saluting, Huang Jin got up and ordered Xiao Huangmen to send someone to notify the above-mentioned ministers to enter the palace.

Whether the sea ban is lenient or not has been discussed in the ruling and opposition parties for several years, and there has been no conclusion. Looking at Emperor Jiajing like this, it seems that this issue will be resolved on this day.

Soon, several little Huangmen hurried out from Xiyuan with Buddha dust in their hands.

Not long after, bigwigs entered Xiyuan from various yamen one after another, and Xiao Huangmen led them to a hall to wait.

After all the bigwigs gathered in the hall, they were divided into two factions. One was headed by Li Mo, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and the other was naturally headed by Yan Song and his son. Another interesting thing is that at some point Xu Jie and Yan Shifan got into a heated fight, and the two were chatting and laughing in the hall.

Li Mo looked at Xu Jie with disdain. At first, he thought that Xu Jie could stand in the same team with him. If they combined their forces to fight against Yan Song, they would be able to almost equalize with Yan Song. Even if they worked hard, they would beat Yan Song. Very optimistic thing. But unexpectedly, Xu Jie, a eggless coward, went to flatter Yan Song.

What disdains Li Mo the most is that Yan Shifan married a new concubine a few days ago, and Xu Jie rushed to give gifts regardless of his status as a minister of the Ministry of Rites, and even licked his face and said that Yan Shifan's two-year-old son Jun Bufan intends to betroth his little granddaughter to Yan Shifan's youngest son. When Yan Shifan said that his two-year-old son had already made a baby marriage, Xu Jie, the shameless person, actually said that his little granddaughter would be a concubine in the future...

I was blind at the beginning, and thought Xu Jie was a man with backbone, but I didn't expect to be a eggless, flattering counselor!

Still kneeling and licking!

What a shameless old man!

Li Mo glanced at Xu Jie, snorted coldly, then stood at the forefront of his own faction with his head held high, with his back straight, forming a formation with Yan Song, who was too old to straighten his waist sharp contrast.

After Xiaohuangmen reported to Emperor Jiajing that the ministers had arrived, Emperor Jiajing still left the ministers for a long time, meditating for several weeks without changing or busy, before slowly recuperating, drinking a cup of tea, He went to the palace without haste.

Taming these ministers has to be like boiling an eagle...

This is the style of Emperor Jiajing, a self-taught psychology master.

"Your Majesty, I will pay my respects to Your Majesty. Long live my emperor, long live, long live." The dry-mouthed ministers who waited saw Emperor Jiajing, who had come late, kneeling to see him, and they were also tired.

"Huang Ban, pass on the memorial." Emperor Jiajing sat on the dragon chair, looked at the low-spirited ministers below and nodded in satisfaction, and ordered Huang Jinchuan to read the memorial.

Huang Jin had already copied several copies of the memorial. After hearing Emperor Jiajing's order, he stepped down from the high platform and distributed the memorial in his hand to the ministers waiting in the hall.

The memorial that the ministers received was the letter submitted by Dong Wei, the censor of Zhejiang Province, asking for a lenient sea ban for fishing and woodcutters, and Yu Guoke's memorial.

This memorial has long been expected by Yan Song, and everyone in the Yan Party has been reminded by Yan Song to prepare early. However, Li Mo and the others only knew that today's DPRK is going to discuss the sea ban, but it doesn't matter, the matter of the sea ban has been discussed for several years, and Li Mo and the others are also very close to this, so they are not at a big disadvantage.

"Everyone expresses their own opinions, don't hide them. I will not pursue what is discussed today, and I will not punish crimes 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 let the people below The ministers expressed their opinions on Dong Wei's request for a broad sea ban.

After Emperor Jiajing spoke, the following ministers all saluted and said they obeyed the order.

"Your Majesty's grace is mighty, we bathe in grace, and we should think of sharing your majesty's worries. The sea ban has been going on for a long time and involves many things. I hope you all will do your best and start discussing the matter." After saluting Emperor Jiajing, Yan Song said slowly Looking at the courtiers, he set the tone of the discussion, then looked at Li Mo and said, "Master Li has something to say, please speak up."

As soon as Yan Song's voice fell, Li Mo raised his head and said: "The system of the sea ban is the ancestral system, and the law of the ancestors cannot be changed. The chaos of the Japanese is a clear proof. The sea ban should be strict or not wide. Leather ferry boats, strict protection of armor, and arrest of traitors. People, no sails are allowed to enter the sea. The Shibo Department must not reopen it. It is treasonous to ask for a broad sea ban, and Dong Wei's followers should be severely punished."

After Li Mo finished speaking, Zhao Wenhua, one of Yan Song's henchmen, rebutted, "Master Li said that the Japanese invasion began with the wide sea ban. Please forgive me for not agreeing. When the sea ban was strict, Japanese pirates were already rampant. I want to come to Li Daren to search for them. The treacherous people also know that the so-called Japanese pirates, the number of real Japanese is less than a thousand, and they are all guided by bandits in Zhangwen and near the sea. , So he conspired wildly."

Speaking of this, Zhao Wenhua summed it up: "When the market is open, bandits will turn into merchants, and if the market is banned, merchants will turn into bandits."

Hearing this, Yan Song nodded in satisfaction.

Li Mo's party members were not to be outdone, and soon used the example of Taizu's order to ban the sea to refute again, and for a while there were endless debates in the palace.

From sea bans and Japanese pirates, they gradually reached the point of citing scriptures and criticizing each other.

Looking at the ministers who refuted each other by citing scriptures in the court, Emperor Jiajing's face remained unchanged, listening to the hype of the ministers below with great interest.

This is the time to show their respective strengths and skills!

These ministers cited the classics and discussed the rise of the theory. In order to overwhelm the opponent, they brought out all their knowledge at the bottom of the box. The classics they quoted became more and more biased.

In the end, the debate seems to have become a field of swordsmanship of remote classics.

Emperor Jiajing was aroused by listening to it, and found that there were countless classics that he had never heard before. He became interested, so he wrote a small note, and asked the little **** who accompanied him to pass it to the Imperial Academy, and asked the Imperial Academy to pass the note on it. The classics from Zangshu Pavilion were presented to Xiyuan.

When the small note was passed to the Hanlin Academy, everyone in the Imperial Academy looked at the rare classics on the note and couldn’t help but want to scold their mothers. The fire in the court hall brought disaster to the Hanlin Academy.

(end of this chapter)