The Forbidden City was quiet and peaceful at night. Late at night, there was still light coming out of the window in a room. In front of the window, a beautiful figure sat next to him and did not move for a long time.
After a long time, the woman in front of the window let out an incomprehensible sigh. A bronze mirror next to her reflected Zhang Yan's melancholy face. I hesitated on a letter for a long time, but didn't know how to finish it. The letter was written to Tie Mo.
Yes, Zhang Yan didn’t know whether what she did was right or wrong. Recently, the capital seemed calm, but in fact it was turbulent. Yuan Chong
Huan had already gone to Henan and fought several good battles. The ministers wrote a letter and proposed that Yuan Chonghuan be the governor of Shandong, Henan and Shanxi provinces. The purpose is self-evident, which is to further restrict the power in Tie Mo's hands. Ordinarily,
Your Majesty should not have agreed, but for some unknown reason, Your Majesty actually nodded and agreed to this proposal.
Hou Shilu, the Minister of War, was firmly against it, but after His Majesty nodded, he didn't say another word. Zhang Yan knew that Hou Shangshu was a little unhappy, but why His Majesty did this was a bit unclear.
There are some things that Zhang Yan cannot understand, but she is really sad when His Majesty does this. She does not hope that there will be any gap between Tie Mo and His Majesty. But now it seems that the expectations in her heart are fantasy after all. After a while,
I finished writing the letter and carefully put it in the envelope.
When Zhang Yan was in a complicated mood and had no intention of sleeping, Zhu Youjian was also not sleepy. At this time, the lights in the imperial study were brightly lit, and he was holding a book, but his mind was elsewhere. All the eunuchs and maids had withdrawn, except for Wang Chengen.
Standing silently behind and waiting. Regarding the matter of the Royal Navy, Zhu Youjian
I have also considered for a long time that although the sea ban exists in name only, Zhu Youjian's support for Tie Mo to establish the Royal Navy is tantamount to challenging the ancestral system of the Ming Dynasty. To this day, how binding is the ancestral system of the sea ban? In this regard,
Zhu Youjian expressed doubts. What he was really worried about was that the ministers would use the ancestral system to make excuses.
Tomorrow, there will definitely be a fight between dragons and tigers in the court, and Zhu Youjian must be fully prepared. Not only that, there is another worry hidden in Zhu Youjian's heart. No matter how strong Tie Mo is, it is Tie Mo after all. That powerful power is not
He belonged to Zhu Youjian. With the establishment of the Royal Navy, Zhu Youjian's biggest worry was that Tie Mo's strength was too expanded and uncontrollable. It was also out of this concern that when the ministers proposed that Yuan Chonghuan be the governor of the three provinces,
Then he agreed by mistake.
In fact, Zhu Youjian regretted it not long after the incident. It was really not appropriate to do this at this time. Tie Mo was working hard on the Royal Navy in Zhejiang. For the Royal Navy, Tie Mo did everything he could to help the Royal Navy.
When he threw the money, Zhu Youjian was still applying eye drops behind him, so there was no guarantee that Tie Mo wouldn't think too much about it. But things had already happened, and as the emperor, he couldn't swallow his words back.
I don't know how long it took, Zhu Youjian suddenly closed the book and asked slowly: "Wang Banban, do you think I did something wrong? Or maybe I was too impatient. Tie Mo was under such great pressure and couldn't do it.
Zhejiang is looking for ways to make money, but at this time I promoted Yuan Chonghuan to governor of three provinces."
Wang Chengen was stunned, but he quickly replied: "Your Majesty is the lord of the world, how could you..." Halfway through Wang Chengen's words, Zhu Youjian frowned, a little unhappy.
Turned his head.
"Wang Banban, don't say those same things. You are the person I trust most. I want to hear the truth. Are you not willing to tell me the truth?" Zhu Youjian was obviously really angry.
, if even the people closest to him dare not tell the truth, he doesn't know who else he can trust. At least, he wants to hear some truth now to make sure he is not wrong.
Wang Chengen bowed his body and put his hands in his sleeves. No one noticed that his hands hidden in his sleeves were just clenched, and his palms were already full of sweat. After hesitating for a long time, he whispered: "Your Majesty, the truth is that the little one is not too big."
I understand, but when I think about it, if there is anyone your Majesty can use now, it is none other than the Iron Governor. If there is one person that Your Majesty should trust, it is the Iron Governor, because besides him, who else can take care of Your Majesty's worries. Your Majesty, please don't
Forgot, Governor Sun is here..."
While talking, seeing Zhu Youjian deep in thought, Wang Chengen wisely chose to shut up. It can be said that Wang Chengen's words touched Chongzhen very much, especially the last sentence. Yes, after all, he still
I was a little impatient. Even if I didn't worry about Tie Mo, I shouldn't be playing tricks behind his back at this time. Wang Chengen didn't have much insight, but he was right about one thing. Supervisor Sun was still alive. As long as Teacher Sun was still there, Tie Mo would not
He is a fool. Zhu You cannot trust Tie Mo, but he trusts Sun Chengzong, and Tie Mo also respects Sun Chengzong very much. Oh, I am impatient. I am afraid that not only Tie Mo has an idea about this matter, but also Hou Shangshu and Sun Supervisor.
There are also some opinions.
It's a mistake. Find a way to make up for Tie Mo elsewhere. I hope Tie Mo won't think too much. In fact, Zhu Youjian is still very satisfied with Tie Mo, but Tie Mo has more and more soldiers and horses.
, and did not obey the orders of the royal family, which made Zhu Youjian very uncomfortable. Especially since everyone was young, but Tie Mo could have such huge power, Chongzhen always felt it was unfair.
The next day, a court meeting destined to continue disputes was held as scheduled. Early in the morning, the civil and military officials came to the outside of the Jinluan Palace. After the court meeting, not long after Chongzhen sat down, a censor directly wrote a letter to impeach Tie Mo.
The reason is not surprising: Tie Mo recruited pirates and occupied the Zhejiang dock.
He Tangyan, the imperial censor, said loudly: "Your Majesty, as the governor of the three provinces, the Iron Governor is responsible for cleaning up the banditry in South Zhili. However, he ordered the pirates to occupy the Hangzhou dock, which has already exceeded the scope of his duties. If this matter is not intervened,
The officials in Zhejiang are dissatisfied, and the people in southern Zhili are dissatisfied. If this continues, where will the laws of the court be?"
What He Tangyan said was somewhat beyond Zhu Youjian's expectation. I saw Hou Shilu frowning below, secretly thinking something bad. Before he could get out of the queue, he heard Zhu Youjian say impatiently: "Everyone, please
Aiqing wrongly blamed Tie Aiqing. The establishment of the Royal Navy and the transfer of Hangzhou Wharf and Dongwan Shipyard under the jurisdiction of the Royal Navy were my personal permission. I established the Royal Navy to protect the peace of the Ming Dynasty. Why not?"
Zhu Youjian consciously said that it made sense, but Hou Shilu below was already sweating anxiously. Alas, it was still a step too late. After being polished in the court for so long, Hou Shilu could see more thoroughly than Zhu Youjian. He Tang
These remarks were probably instigated by Qian Qianyi and others. They were building a plank road in the open to cover up Chencang. On the surface, they were looking for trouble for Tie Mo, but in fact they wanted to divert it elsewhere.
Sure enough, after Zhu Youjian finished speaking, He Ruchong immediately stepped out and said righteously: "Your Majesty, how can you do this? Our Ming Dynasty has peace and security in the sea, why are we planning to build a royal navy? Last year, the governor of Fujian
Xiong Wencan has recruited Zheng Zhilong's hundreds of thousands of naval troops to protect our Ming Dynasty. Does your Majesty act like this? Do you have other ideas? As far as I know, the Tie Mo Jian Royal Navy wants to develop maritime trade. Is this so?
Your Majesty doesn’t know what’s going on?”
By this time, no matter how slow his reaction was, Chongzhen knew that he had been fooled. He was really impatient. If they wanted to cause trouble for Tie Mo, let them do it. Tie Mo had soldiers and guns outside, so these people just talked about it.
, what can he do? But he didn't know what was going on, so he sent it to his door. Facing He Ruchong's question, Chongzhen nodded with an ugly face, "I know that Tie Aiqing also wants to raise funds for the disaster relief army!"
He Ru Chong's face suddenly became clouded, and he said loudly: "Your Majesty, have you thought about what it means to do this? Datong Sea Trade, this move is against the ancestral system. As the emperor, how can you convince the public by acting like this?"
As soon as He Ru Chong said these words, Zhu Youjian's face immediately turned livid, but the corners of his mouth twitched, and he finally suppressed the urge to stand up and slap people. Zhu Youjian was really angry, as long as he has a brain
, who doesn’t know that the Daming Sea Ban exists in name only, and no one mentioned it before. Why, when Zhu Youjian wanted to get a share of the sea trade, these people jumped out and shouted about the ancestral system? To put it bluntly, the money from sea trade is only
If these good ministers can earn, the emperor and Tie Mo are not qualified to grab the benefits.
At this time, Zhu Youjian knew very well that he could never retreat. If he took even half a step back, Tie Mo would be roasted on the stove in Zhejiang. Tie Mo was also getting money for Chongzhen.
If this matter is unclear, he should simply stop being the emperor. Facing the gazes of He Ruchong and others, Zhu Youjian slowly stood up and slowly said something shocking.
"The ancestral system should be followed, but the ancestral system will also change. Today is different from what it was more than a hundred years ago. Do we still stick to the ancestral system and remain unchanged? I would like to ask you all, is it the ancestral system that is more important, or me?
The welfare of the Ming Dynasty is important? If you think about the former emperor's maritime ban, it was also to protect the welfare of the people of the Ming Dynasty. If sea trade is promoted, will it bring welfare to the people of the Ming Dynasty?"
Cheng Jiming did not expect that Zhu Youjian would say this. He hurriedly stepped out of the queue and said seriously: "Your Majesty's words are wrong. It is precisely because navigation has harmed the country and the people that the sea ban was established. Now that the sea is opened, wouldn't it mean that we, the people of the Ming Dynasty, are in trouble again?"
Causing immeasurable damage?"
Zhu Youjian frowned and said tit for tat: "It's not okay now. How can Cheng Aiqing be so sure that the situation is the same as more than a hundred years ago? You might as well give Tie Aiqing some time, if there is nothing gained after a year
, I personally ordered the disbandment of the Royal Navy, how about it? My dear friends, you are all my ministers of the Ming Dynasty, and you should put the welfare of the people of the Ming Dynasty first, are you not willing to try it at all? "
Cheng Jiming couldn't help but his eyes widened. Why did His Majesty keep saying the same thing today? In the past, everyone always used the Dayi Ancestor System to frame His Majesty, but this time it was the other way around. His Majesty beat him up. Well, for the sake of the people of the world
For happiness, whenever you have a chance, you have to give it a try. But if you don’t give it a try, then you firmly oppose it. Isn’t this just trying to gain fame?
People like Cheng Jiming are not afraid of the court staff, not afraid of death, not afraid of pain, but they just cherish feathers. The reason why Donglin Qingliu was able to control the public opinion of the Ming Dynasty and suppress the emperor and dignitaries was because of his good reputation. Now Zhu Youjian has thrown out such a trump card
, Cheng Jiming and others were really at a loss. For a while, Cheng Jiming could only nod helplessly.
Seeing Cheng Ji's resignation, Chongzhen finally breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that to deal with these people, he had to rely on Tie Mo. If Tie Mo hadn't said this crooked trick in his letter, he really didn't know how to deal with these people.
What about the people? Although the Royal Navy is facing many difficulties and these people will not accept their fate easily, at least on the surface they do not dare to mess around.
Chongzhen was exhausted physically and mentally with the swords and swords in the court, and Tie Mo's life was also difficult. To some extent, even worse than Chongzhen. Since returning to Yanguan Town, Zhou Dingshan personally escorted Tie Mo to Haining County.
At this time, two distinguished guests came from Haining County, they were Hai Lanzhu and Chang Minyue.
Tie Mo was kidnapped. Zhou Dingshan did not dare to hide such a big thing. He sent someone to deliver a letter to Nanjing. Hai Lanzhu and Chang Minyue didn't say anything and quickly rushed to Haining County in a carriage.
Hai Lanzhu can be said to be the most unhappy. He gave up his body to Tie Mo, took care of everything inside and outside, and also took care of the relationship with the back house. As a result, after working hard for half a life, another woman took it away.
First of all, this is simply unreasonable. At the gate of Haining County, neither Hai Lanzhu nor Chang Minyue went to greet them. Instead, Tang Chenghua stood beside them, feeling very embarrassed.
Xu Meiling followed Tie Mo with her beautiful eyes raised high. When she met Tang Chenghua, she acted like a hostess and said, "Tang Zhixian, I have heard about you a long time ago. You were thrown into Haining County and you are still alive today."
, but thanks to the help of the supervisor, you must never forget the supervisor in this life."
"This... madam's teachings, please take this to heart." Tang Chenghua lowered his head, wishing to find a crack in the ground to crawl in. Tie Mo was riding on the horse and winking. Tang Chenghua could naturally see it, but
He can only pretend to be stupid. Supervisor, it's not that I, Tang Chenghua, don't help, whoever meddles in your own business at this time is seeking death. Whoever dares to interfere in your housework, look, General Zhou is hiding far away.
In the midst of suffering, Tie Mo was forced into the county government office by Xu Meiling. In the lobby of the county government office, Hai Lanzhu and Chang Minyue were sitting on the left and right sides. Even when Tie Mo entered the door, they did not move. Xu Meiling naturally felt the hostility.
But she didn't take it seriously, walked in, and walked straight to the main seat. Under everyone's surprised eyes, she sat down with a snap.
Zhou Dingshan, Liu Guoneng and others stood in the yard and watched from a distance. They all shrank their necks when they saw this scene. After all, Liu Guoneng was more sensible and waved his hands and said angrily: "Okay, don't look at it anymore. Be careful that the city gate catches fire and affects Chi Yu.
Let's go first. If the ladies really get angry later, we won't be able to leave even if we want to."
It's fun to watch the excitement, but the excitement of these women is not a good thing to watch.
Alas, the good days of the Superintendent are over. The two ladies were already shrewder than the other, and now Xu Meiling, who is even more arrogant, has come, and the back house is uneasy.
For a moment, everyone in the yard ran away, and Tie Mo couldn't catch anyone. In the lobby, the three women's eyes were on fire, and they wanted to set Tie Mo on fire.
"Hey...why am I feeling dizzy...I guess it's because of the wind and sun, the waves are too big, and I feel uncomfortable." As he spoke, Tie Mo staggered and fell to the ground.
With a bang, the Iron Supervisor fell solidly to the ground, and there was no one to help him.
Tie Mo wanted to cry but had no tears, but he had to pretend to be unconscious at this time. In short, he must not participate in a war between women.
