His Majesty the Emperor received the second memorial from Yang Xuan, which is still a business matter.
When I first gave him the privilege of directly reporting to the emperor, I just wanted to wait for Yang Xuan to ask him for help. However, in such a long time, the only two times were official affairs. He can really be said to be a loyal minister who serves the country and the people.
Yang Xuan's memorial said that it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to promote trade with the grasslands at this time. Prince Yan's eldest son had already joined the Internet. He sold items to the grasslands through Shanhaiguan, and the amount was huge. If it was really investigated, it would be a crime of exile at least.
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However, another option can be given to Prince Yan, that is, to support trade. At that time, Lu Jingke can be directly allowed to hold certain positions in trade matters, changing from smuggling to official business.
Between serving in the army and becoming an official, there is almost no need to consider how to choose.
As for the fact that Prince Yan is worried about being deprived of his military power, he can definitely be given the iron certificate of the Alchemy Book, and his lineage will forever control Youzhou.
On the surface, it seemed like it was giving him an insurance policy, but in reality, it was trapping him in Youzhou Mansion.
After all, Youzhou Prefecture is a border gate now, but in the future, it will not necessarily be the case. Once the border expands northward, Youzhou Prefecture will no longer be a border gate.
There is no need to seize his military power. After a long time, and there are no foreign enemies to invade, the soldiers will naturally become slack. After three or five years, how much fighting power will his Youzhou Prefecture's frontier troops have left?
The new border will naturally have new border troops. As long as there are tens of thousands of soldiers south of Youzhou Prefecture and are attacked from both sides, Prince Yan will be completely pinned down in Youzhou Prefecture and will be unable to rebel even if he wants to.
In addition to the biggest obstacle, Prince Yan, the officials in the court will block trade simply because of their own interests. Then, as long as they attract a group of people and pull a group of people, the problem will naturally be solved.
In the memorial, it even considered how to gradually encroach on the grassland tribes, that is, to spread soldiers throughout the grassland in the name of caravan guards. By then, intelligence and force would have penetrated into the grassland. Not to mention that the grassland would definitely be included in the territory of the Dasheng Dynasty, at least it would not be necessary.
I'm worried that the prairie wolves will invade our border.
Yang Xuan's memorial listed all the conceivable situations.
From His Majesty's point of view, this is a memorial, and Yang Xuan just made a plan.
After seeing Yang Xuan's memorial, His Majesty the Emperor's ambitions arose again. He was getting older and suffered from a stroke. If this could be done as soon as possible, he might be able to expand his territory in his lifetime.
Even if the grassland wolf tribe can never invade the border, it will be enough to pay tribute to the ancestral temple.
Thinking of this, His Majesty the Emperor was so excited that he stood up from the wheelchair, but then sat down again with a pop, frightening Wang Daban beside him.
"Go and summon the prince."
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Seeing that His Majesty the Emperor was so excited, Wang Daban didn't know what was going on for a while, but he still sent someone to invite the prince.
After the prince arrived, the two men chatted all afternoon behind closed doors in the imperial study room of Yangxin Hall. Even Wang Daban was driven out of the palace by His Majesty the Emperor. No one knew what the two men talked about.
A few days later, in the morning court, Prince Hui once again brought up the matter of trade with the grassland, and naturally a large number of ministers jumped out to oppose it.
Then His Royal Highness King Chun expressed his approval, and a number of members of the royal family also expressed their approval.
As a result, this morning's morning meeting turned into a vegetable market again, with people arguing and spitting, and chicken feathers all over the place.
In the end, His Majesty the Emperor smashed the copper stove that was used to warm his hands on the ground. The civil and military officials in the court were startled, and there was a sudden silence in the hall. Then all the officials saw Wang Daban pushing His Majesty the Emperor's wheelchair away.
The civil and military officials in the court looked at each other in confusion, while His Highness the Crown Prince waved his hand: "Let's discuss this matter later."
Then he withdrew.
The ministers who expressed support looked frustrated, while the ministers who opposed it were jubilant.
According to usual practice, further discussion is equivalent to shelving. Once a proposal is shelved, it will most likely be nothing.
However, no one expected that that night, the Yulin Guards, the Police Department, Dali Temple, the Criminal Department and the Supervisory Office launched a thunderous attack. They surrounded the residences of several ministers overnight and seized them and the Steppe Wolf Clan from their residences.
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Overnight, the homes of eight ministers were ransacked and they were also imprisoned.
The three judicial divisions held an overnight trial and found out that the eight ministers were guilty of collaborating with the enemy.
It was not until the morning of the next day that all the ministers learned of the incident, and they were all shocked.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince personally read out their charges and displayed the evidence of their crimes in the court hall.
An attentive person discovered that these eight people were the ones who opposed the grassland trade yesterday and made the most noise.
After the dispersion of the dynasty, those ministers who opposed trade suddenly felt themselves in danger.
Yes, His Majesty the Emperor has grown old, so old that all civil and military officials in this dynasty have forgotten how decisive and decisive the current Emperor was in the past.
Even this throne was fought for by many princes.
Just after these ministers who had opposed trade spent a few days in trepidation, at the court meeting, Prince Hui proposed the proposal to trade with the grassland for the third time.
This time, in addition to a series of second opinions from those who originally supported it, other ministers did not even dare to take a breath, for fear that His Majesty the Emperor would misunderstand that they were opposed to this matter.
In the end, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince finalized the matter.
His Majesty the Emperor, who had not spoken in court for a long time since falling ill, finally spoke.
"I feel very relieved that the monarch and his ministers are of one mind. If so, why worry about my great dynasty not being prosperous."
Prince Hui stood up and said: "Your Majesty and your ministers are united as one, and our great dynasty will be prosperous for eternity."
Only then did the ministers react, and they shouted in unison: "The great dynasty will last for eternity."
After retiring from the court, all the civil and military officials finally breathed a sigh of relief. This matter was finally over, and it should not be liquidated by His Majesty the Emperor.
But having said that, although the proposal was passed, the trade issue was just wishful thinking of Da Sheng Dynasty.
To get the Steppe Wolf Clan to agree to trade, we still need to negotiate with the Steppe Wolf Clan.
Whether it can be negotiated or not is not yet certain.
Of course, due to the scarcity of materials on the grassland, many items from the Dasheng Dynasty are urgent needs for them, so no one thinks that the Prairie Wolf Clan will disagree with trade. As for the specifics, it depends on how far this matter can be discussed.
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In the morning of the next day, His Majesty the Emperor issued a decree and confirmed the list of members of the mission to the grassland merchants.
The person in charge is Prince Hui. Of course, he will not go to the grassland. It is purely in name.
The real leader of the team was His Royal Highness King Chun, and its members included officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs, Ministry of Industry, Ministry of Rites, and Ministry of War.
There is nothing special about this. During the negotiation, the Steppe Wolf Clan may make various demands, and these officials are here to facilitate the negotiation.
As for the entire mission, in addition to His Royal Highness Prince Chun who led the mission, there was also another deputy, the cabinet scholar Yang Xuan.
When Yang Xuan learned the news, he immediately burst into tears.
I've done the work of the planning department, I've done the work of the project department, and I've even done the work of the business department. How come in the end, I have to do this charge myself?
His Majesty, the Emperor, is really a bronze player in his ability to make money, but his methods of exploitation are at the king level.
