The next day's court discussion had already begun at Mao hour!
In the Chongwen Hall, ministers with grievances lined up on the left and right.
Yang Tinghe sat on the chair without raising his eyes.
Obviously there is something wrong with the atmosphere today. In the past, many people were angry during court discussions, but not many were as silent as today.
After all, what Zhejiang does is infringing on everyone's interests.
Although he knew clearly that Xu Qian had entered the palace yesterday, the purpose of entering the palace was self-evident, and judging from the signs in the palace, it was obvious that the palace had no intention of blaming him. It is very likely that Jiajing's connivance was involved in this matter.
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Since the emperor is silent, it stands to reason that the emperor is not in a hurry. What are you in a hurry for? In fact, what is involved here is the vital interests of many people. If this case is opened, as long as the emperor acquiesces, you can do whatever you want.
There is no need to ask for instructions or submit a report to what to do, so what does the court do? What does the cabinet do? What is the significance of the existence of the six ministries?
Therefore, what Xu Qian did is tantamount to denying everyone. If everyone follows suit in the future, it will be a big deal and no one will need to be an official.
As soon as Xu Qian arrived, even though countless eyes were watching him, even Yang Tinghe couldn't help pinching his beard and smiled faintly at Xu Qian. This smile was very strange, a bit stingy and a bit reluctant.
fleeting.
Xu Qian returned the favor with a smile.
It's just that he adopts an attitude of indifference towards other people.
Sometimes, you have to pretend to be nice to some people, but to some people, you don't even need to pretend. This is the difference in status. For example, these ministers, ministers, and Xu Qian here can ignore them, but
On the surface, he was polite to his cabinet ministers, but he still had to maintain it.
Xu Qian sat down, and then looked at his nose and heart. A eunuch poured tea and Xu Qian held the tea cup. He smelled the aroma first, then took a sip, until a hint of sweetness came out after swallowing the tea. Xu Qian praised: "Tea
It's fragrant and not astringent in the mouth. It's a good tea. However, I heard that drinking too much tea may lead to childlessness. That's okay, sir, but I have to exercise some restraint."
Drinking tea without children...
This is an allusion.
And is this a place for gossiping? Everyone has been holding back their breath, but you are good at it. You just pick up the conversation and start chatting like ordinary people.
Many people were angry and funny, but Zhang Jinyong, Minister of the Ministry of War, got angry and sneered: "There is no need to say more about the long and short of the family. To say it, some places talk about it, and some times have time to talk about it. But now, what is being discussed is Zhizhe's unauthorized use
Regarding the mobilization of troops, Xu Butang once ruled Zhizhe, and now the fiefdom is there. Now, those local officials, without notification or even greeting, arbitrarily mobilized troops against the Japanese country. They wanted to
What? Do you want to rebel? Well, they regard themselves as the governors of the Tang Dynasty and do not regard them as the parents and officials of the Ming Dynasty at all. This is treason. I would like to say a few words about this matter.
, this matter is not a trivial matter, it not only involves the exchanges between states, but also involves the unauthorized mobilization of officers and soldiers and the court must be severely punished, and all officials involved must be dealt with and dealt with severely."
Faced with the aggressiveness of the Minister, Xu Qian still drank tea, but smiled a little.
"That's not what you said." Xu Qian started to speak, but someone still spoke. The speaker was also an official of the Ministry of War, and it was Zhu Mao, the right minister of the Ministry of War. Zhu Mao was not afraid of his superior officer at all, and spoke eloquently:
"Mr. Zhang's words are too serious.
In Zhejiang, it is necessary to suppress the Japanese. On the one hand, the situation is urgent, and on the other hand, it is natural. After all, the imperial court has already established the method of pacifying the Japanese. Officials from all over Zhejiang can easily deal with the Japanese if they encounter Japanese incidents. Doing so will naturally
I'm afraid that reporting back and forth will waste time, and Japanese sentiments are as fierce as fire.
, a mistake would be a disaster. Back then, the Japanese pirates invaded Hangzhou. As you all know, if at that time, Mr. Xu had not immediately set off to Hangzhou, or if the officers and soldiers from all over the country had not heard the news, they had marched hand in hand and arrived in Hangzhou together.
Is it so easy to get things done under the city? Everything has its own priorities. If you encounter a Japanese incident, it is a big deal. The Japanese pirates attack merchant ships, the Japanese pirates' old habits sprout, the Japanese pirates are rampant, and the sea route pacification envoy is in charge.
This, clean up
Japanese pirates are also their responsibility. What's wrong with them to fight against Japanese pirates? If this is all wrong, then I will ask if there will be any trouble from Japanese pirates in the future. Officials from all over the country will pat their butts and write a memorial to the capital.
Come, everything will be fine? Japanese pirates
If the Japanese invaders arrive at the walls of Hangzhou again, should we all wait for the imperial decree? What if the Japanese invaders arrive at the walls of Nanjing? What about when they arrive at Fengyang, the central capital? What about when they arrive at the capital? Can each of us have the leisure to discuss here what Zhizhe officials did?
Right or wrong, not
We are discussing how to put out the fire here, relying on the lives of the officials in Zhejiang and the diligence of the sea route to appease the envoys. If we let it go today and let it go tomorrow, then everything in the world will be settled by the cabinet in the future.
Okay, land
Bandits are rampant in Fang. Do local officials have no authority and responsibility to suppress them? Instead, they have to wait for news from the court before ordering three squads of policemen to maintain law and order. A fight broke out in the countryside. Do local inspections watch the fire from afar and wait for the cabinet to make an decision?
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"Strong words." Zhang Jin shouted angrily: "This is simply strong words. You yourself said that things have priorities, but I ask you, did the Japanese pirates appear in Hangzhou or Nanjing? The Japanese pirates have not landed. What is the situation there?
urgent."
The right servant, Zhu Mao, stroked his beard and said calmly: "The merchant ships and ports of the Sea Road Pacification Department are not our Ming Dynasty's things. What is the difference between their looting, burning and killing and landing on the beach? The Sea Road Pacification Department represents the
The imperial court represents the emperor. This is stated in the imperial edict. It is for heaven to appease all directions. The emperor's merchant ship was robbed. This is not a big deal.
Could it be that the emperor's merchant ship is not important at all compared to landing ashore, and the officers, soldiers and sailors on the ship are not important at all? Boarding the ship is landing ashore, and breaking into the port is invading our Ming territory. This is
What's wrong? Burning a useless piece of wood from our Ming Dynasty is also burning, killing, looting, not to mention ignoring the majesty of our Ming Dynasty and being unscrupulous."
"Then why don't you report it?"
"We have already reported it. If we don't report it, how will the princes know the news about Zhizhe!"
"It's ridiculous. They made up their own mind. Is this also called a report?"
"Ahem..." Seeing that the atmosphere was getting heated, Xu Qian coughed and began to deflect, saying: "Xu is not talented. He was the number one scholar in the Jiajing year, and he has read some books by sages, so he is not that talented.
If you are unlearned and have no skills, this report may not necessarily be for the imperial court to make decisions."
Zhang Jinyong was so angry that his face turned red. Xu Qian was pointing here and there. He knew that this was what he meant, but he just misinterpreted what he meant. What was the meaning of the words? Didn't he read the book?
Don’t know? This guy surnamed Xu is clearly treating himself like a monkey.
In addition, the people who jumped out to oppose him were people from the Ministry of War, which made Zhang Jinyong feel even more humiliated. He was a dignified minister, and even his own ministry couldn't make everyone share the same hatred, so it was useless to talk about prestige.
He wanted to jump out and scold Xu Qian several times, but he tried hard to hold it back. With his status, it was really not suitable for him to fall out with Xu Qian directly. In the end, he finally suppressed his anger and looked at a person.
The envoy flew over.
The imperial envoy understood, smiled coldly, stood up, and said loudly: "Xu Butang, there are some things that I have to say that I am not happy with. I heard that there are often letters between the department and local officials in Zhejiang."
, and sometimes there are even several seals in one day, so I want to ask, did Xu Butang know about this matter in advance? Since Xu Butang knew about it in advance, then I want to ask,
If the official dares to ask again, why does Mr. Bu Tang not say a word? What is Xu Budang’s intention? Also, how can those local officials in Zhejiang have such courage to decide such a major matter?
Dare I ask, did Xu Butang instigate them, that is to say, they mobilized troops without permission without reporting, but in fact it was Xu Butang's instruction and arrangement?"
These words seemed to be polite, and they were both low-ranking and bold. Those who didn't know it would have thought how much the imperial envoy respected Xu Qian.
But when he listened carefully, he discovered the viciousness in his words. He didn't want to get entangled anymore, so he simply pointed the finger at Xu Qian. If he said that the local officials were ignorant and thought that they had the will to pacify the Japanese, they could use it as an excuse.
But you are a dignified minister and have such close contact with them. How could you not know about it beforehand? If you know about it, why?
If you don't speak, then you have to suspect that this is almost Xu Qian's instigation. The Minister of Hubu, who is in Beijing, does not communicate with the cabinet, does not say hello to the ministries, and directly and secretly instructs the local government to do such a big thing. If we dig deeper
, this is exercising power, and at the same time it is bullying the emperor and ignoring the superior. At the worst, an authoritarian power cannot escape.
The court of the Ming Dynasty has always been like this. When the big shots meet, they all greet each other with smiles. Even if they have such a relationship with Xu Qian and Yang Ting, they still have to pretend to greet or smile, but they all look happy and happy, which makes them offended.
People's affairs are all done by low-level officials. This kind of subjugation of superiors
The tradition has lasted for more than a hundred years. I have only ever heard of impeaching a minister during an incident, a small imperial envoy scolding a cabinet minister, or a certain minister of a small court against a certain elder of the three dynasties. There has never been a case of a minister.
He took off his face and came to denounce the cabinet. He didn't even see the cabinet ministers, so he directly pointed at the minister and yelled at him.
In fact, the ambassadors, doctors and ministers like these are, to put it bluntly, just the words of some people. They jump out not because they have a sense of justice, nor because they are innocent and kind, but because they themselves are puppets on strings.
, big shots want to test people, want to trouble people, want to make trouble for people, they are the pawns.
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