Zhang Siwei flicked his sleeves and said: "Chief Assistant, what are you talking about at this time? Haha! Who doesn't know that the Royal Navy Commander Liu Runlin is just a decoration, and the one who really speaks well is Wu Ninghou!"
Zhang Juzheng smiled and said nothing when he heard this. Zhang Siwei sighed when he saw this and said: "Since Wu Ninghou came to prominence, he has not had a day to rest. I don't know how many rules he has broken in the past few years? Now we can no longer tolerate him.
Yes! If you allow the generals to engage in provocations, it will be difficult to control them in the future!"
Because it was during the check-in period, Zhang Siwei’s words were very straightforward, it involved a civil and military dispute! And this question is absolutely not allowed to have other answers!
When Zhang Juzheng saw that he directly pointed out this problem, he put away his smile and said seriously: "Of course he cannot do this arbitrarily! Now that the revenue and expenditure of the country has just improved, where is the food and salary for the army? So this matter
Don't do it!"
After receiving Zhang Juzheng's clear promise, you all took a deep breath and said, "In that case, please ask the chief minister to refute this memorial!"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Juzheng wrote down his decision in the memorial without hesitation, which was to completely reject it, and sent someone to return the memorial! But just when they thought that the matter was completely over, Liu Runlin came out the next day.
This matter was mentioned again in the morning!
On this matter, the cabinet and the court officials maintained a completely consistent attitude, so as soon as Liu Runlin left work and expressed his opinions, an official came out and said: "Master Liu, don't you know the rules set by Taizu back then?"
, Japan is a country without conquests? Wouldn’t you be violating Taizu’s ancestral precepts by doing this?”
Liu Runlin said: "Of course this officer knows! At the beginning, Emperor Taizu did decide that the Japanese country was a country that would not be conquered, but at that time the Japanese country was extremely respectful and never rebelled! But now those Japanese pirates have repeatedly invaded our Ming Dynasty waters. This kind of thing
There are too many to list! Do we, the great Ming Dynasty, just let the Japanese pirates come and go?" 彡彡訁凊
The official immediately said loudly: "But those Japanese pirates have been strangled to death in these years. Now that the world is peaceful, where are the Japanese pirates invading our borders?"
Upon hearing this, Liu Runlin immediately loudly announced a series of numbers! "...The Japanese pirates robbed the ship, and only two sailors escaped with their lives!"
"...Japanese pirates plundered villages, killing and injuring..."
After Liu Runlin reported this series of figures, he loudly said: "Is this what you call peace in the world? Although the large groups of Japanese pirates have been completely wiped out, the intrusion of small groups of Japanese pirates has not stopped! My navy alone has been at sea during this period.
Hundreds of Japanese pirates were strangled, so how can we say the world is peaceful?"
The official withdrew with a blushing face, but someone else came out and shouted unconvinced: "Suppressing bandits is the duty of your navy. Otherwise, what else do you want the navy to do?"
His words triggered a burst of agreement from the courtiers. In fact, the civil servants were very dissatisfied with the navy being outside the court and had long wanted to take back the right to manage the navy. So it is not surprising that Wang Haijun would throw dirty water on him at this time!
But Liu Runlin sneered and said: "If you don't understand military affairs, don't talk nonsense! In war, of course you have to go straight to the Chinese army. I haven't heard of waiting for others to come to you all day long!"
The civilian official became a little angry and waved his sleeves and said: "Why not? Your navy will send more people to patrol the sea soon!"
Liu Runlin said: "I have only heard of people who commit thieves for a thousand days, but never heard of people who can guard against thieves for a thousand days! How can I defend such a long coastline with just the navy's ships? That's why we have to attack the Japanese country.
They are afraid of being killed, so naturally they don’t dare to come!”
But the civil servant actually said loudly: "Nonsense! This is just a war started by you warriors for the sake of glory and wealth! As long as your navy builds more ships, replenishes guns and cannons, and takes serious defense, it will be enough to defend the enemy from outside the country.
What!"
Emperor Wanli frowned when he heard this! Because the navy was now under the direct jurisdiction of the royal family, the expenses were naturally borne by the royal family. The purchase of ships and cannons was not a small sum, which made him feel a pang of pain!
This is when Liu Runlin said loudly: "Our sea frontier is so long, how many ships and how many guns and cannons do we need to buy? Therefore, only by defeating the Japanese pirates and frightening them can we achieve long-term peace and stability!"
At this time, another official was about to speak when he left work. Liu Runlin raised his hand to stop him and said: "Don't mention the country without conquest! If the warriors had invaded our Ming Dynasty's territorial waters at that time, I'm afraid Taizu would have sent troops to destroy the Japanese country.
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At this time, an official from the Ministry of Revenue came out and said loudly: "Mr. Liu, a large army expedition is not a child's play. It requires a lot of food, grass and baggage. It's a pity that the Ministry of Revenue has no money to support it!"
In order to increase the credibility of his words, he quoted a series of figures. He said where money was needed, and finally said that the Ministry of Revenue had no money! Afterwards, officials at all levels came out to veto this action and besieged Liu Runlin.
Fortunately, many people among the nobles came out to support Liu Runlin, and the result was a quarrel! After almost an hour of argument, the two sides finally reached a stalemate!
Liu Runlin's side hoped to plow the court and sweep the holes and invade the Japanese country in one fell swoop, so as to teach them a profound lesson and prevent them from daring to peek into the Ming Dynasty's waters again!
The civil servants gave two reasons. One is that the Japanese country is a country that Taizu designated as a non-conquering country, and weapons cannot be used against it easily! The second reason is that the country has no money and cannot maintain a large army for a cross-sea expedition!
After the two sides reached a stalemate, Emperor Wanli turned to Zhang Juzheng and said, "Mr. Zhang, what do you think?"
Zhang Juzheng said slowly after hearing this: "I think it is inappropriate to conduct a cross-sea expedition to Japan, so I don't agree with it!"
Emperor Wanli frowned when he heard this and said: "Is it because Emperor Taizu said that the Japanese country is a country without conquest, so we can only watch the warriors raid the Ming Dynasty's sea territory?"
Zhang Juzheng shook his head and said: "That's not the case! As Mr. Liu just said, the warriors at that time were quite respectful, and the journey was long, so Emperor Taizu positioned the Japanese country as a country that would not be conquered. Now that they have repeatedly invaded the sea, if
If possible, it’s okay to punish him! It’s just that the expedition costs too much, and the court can’t afford it for a while! How about waiting for a whipping method to be fully implemented before discussing this matter?”
Emperor Wanli nodded to express his understanding, and then he said to Zhang Siwei and others: "Do the elders also agree with Mr. Zhang?"
Zhang Siwei, Shen Shixing and others came out and bowed and said: "I second my opinion!"
Emperor Wanli knew that once the cabinet's opinions were unified, there would be almost no changes. So even though he hated Japanese pirates, he could only give up on it!