Rise From the Humble

"How does the cabinet vote?"

After listening to Huang Jin's description, Emperor Jiajing closed his eyes for a moment. No emotion could be seen from his face, so he asked an ordinary question.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the cabinet has different opinions, and the disagreement is seconded. One is that the sea ban is an ancestral system and must not be violated. Fishing and woodcutting can be in inland lakes and rivers, but sails are not allowed to enter the sea. In addition, Japanese pirates will cause harm to commercial ships, so The sea ban must not be relaxed.

Another article said: The rise of Japanese pirates was not caused by the ban on trading ships, but because people from Fujian and Zhejiang went to the sea to gain profits and gathered a large number of followers, so they started to plot wildly. In previous years, they only invaded along the coast, but after the ship stopped, they invaded all over the country. According to reports, the actual number of Japanese pirates was less than a thousand, and they were all guided by gangs of pirates near Zhangzhou and Wenzhou, just like the pirates in the north who led the Japanese pirates. If the sea ban is widened, the residents along the coast will be able to engage in overseas trade, and the "pirate pirates" in the past can turn into maritime merchants. There will be no more chaos, and the national treasury will be many times richer. It is true that among the Japanese pirates there are civilians who are full-time bandits, but they will not be tolerated, and they will also use weapons to inflict thunderous wrath. "

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

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

Wei Zhong is the character of Yan Song, and Emperor Jiajing used the character Yan Song to refer to Yan Song, which shows that Yan Song still held great weight in Emperor Jiajing's heart. At this time, Yan Song and Emperor Jiajing were still in their honeymoon period, and the relationship between the emperor and his ministers was still very harmonious.

In the eyes of Emperor Jiajing, Yan Song, who was loyal, diligent, smart, timid and cautious, was much more obedient than Zhang Cong and Xia Yan, who were always pounding the table and blowing their beards. He was a slave who was obedient, capable and willing to do things. A good slave is needed.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, Yan Ge's old saying: A strict sea ban is reasonable, and a broad sea ban is also good. The ministers are in a mess. It is up to Your Majesty to decide the merits of this." Huang Jin read out Yan Song's opinions word for word.

"Haha, this old guy is so cunning..." Emperor Jiajing laughed and cursed.

This is Yan Song's style. Yan Song is a timid and cautious person. In such a matter of getting angry, Yan Song's timid nature is undoubtedly exposed. He does not offend both opinions and does not support them in person. He was blaming the matter on Emperor Jiajing. Of course, he was very skillful in shirk- ing it, saying that my head was in a mess, Emperor Jiajing was wise, and it was up to you to make the decision. He shirked his responsibility and flattered the Holy Emperor without leaving any trace.

This is also Yan Song's ability. He can figure out the preferences of Emperor Jiajing and shirk his responsibilities without making the big boss angry.

"Huang Ban, along with the cabinet ministers, the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Husbandry, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of War, the Minister of Industry, and the ministers on the left and right... enter the palace to greet them." Emperor Jiajing thought for a moment, and then Huang Jin sent someone to inform the above people to enter the palace. Facing the right direction.

"Slave, I obey." After Huang Jin saluted, he stood up and told Xiao Huangmen to send someone to notify the above ministers to enter the palace.

Whether the sea ban should be relaxed or not has been discussed by the government and the public for several years, and there has been no conclusion. Looking at Emperor Jiajing's behavior, it seems that he wants to solve this problem on this day.

Soon, several Xiaohuangmen hurried out of Xiyuan with Buddha dust in their hands.

Not long after, big bosses entered Xiyuan from various government offices one after another. Xiao Huangmen led them to a hall to wait.

After the big guys gathered in the hall, they were vaguely divided into two factions. One faction was headed by Li Mo, the Minister of Civil Affairs, and the other faction was naturally headed by Yan Song and his son. Another interesting thing is that Xu Jie and Yan Shifan were already fighting fiercely at some point, and the two of them were talking and laughing quietly in the hall.

Li Mo looked at Xu Jie with disdain. At first, he thought that Xu Jie could stand on the same team as him. If the two of them combined their efforts to fight against Yan Song, they would be almost on an equal footing with Yan Song. Even if they worked hard, they would be able to overwhelm Yan Song. Very optimistic thing. But I didn't expect that Xu Jie, a coward without eggs, would actually go to flatter Yan Song.

What makes Li Mo most disdainful is that Yan Shifan recently married a new concubine. Xu Jie ignored his status as Minister of Etiquette and rushed to give gifts. He even licked his face and said that Yan Shifan's youngest son was only two years old. Jun Bufan intended to betroth his granddaughter to Yan Shifan's youngest son. When Yan Shifan said that his two-year-old son had already decided to marry him, Xu Jie, a shameless man, actually said that his little granddaughter would be his concubine in the future...

When I was blind, I thought Xu Jie was a man with integrity, but I didn't expect that he turned out to be an eggless, flattering coward!

Even kneeling and licking!

How shameless!

Li Mo glanced at Xu Jie, snorted coldly, then stood at the front of his group with his head held high and his back straight, forming a perfect image with the old Yan Song who couldn't straighten his waist. sharp contrast.

After reporting to Emperor Jiajing at the Xiaohuang Gate that all the ministers had arrived, Emperor Jiajing still left the ministers alone for a long time. He meditated without changing for several weeks before he slowly stopped and drank a cup of tea. I went to the palace in a leisurely manner.

To tame these ministers is like boiling an eagle...

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

"I pay homage to Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live." The thirsty ministers who were waiting saw the belated Emperor Jiajing. They knelt down in a hurry to see him, but they were tired.

"Huang Ban, please read the memorial." After Emperor Jiajing sat on the dragon chair, he looked at the low-spirited ministers below and nodded with satisfaction, and told Huang Jinchuan to read the memorial.

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

The memorial that the ministers received was the memorial submitted by Dong Wei, the censor of Zhejiang, asking for the relaxation of the sea ban to facilitate fishing and woodcutter, and to enrich the country.

This memorial had long been expected by Yan Song, and everyone in the Yan Party had been reminded by Yan Song and had made preparations early. However, Li Mo and others only knew that the DPRK was going to discuss the sea ban today, but it didn't matter. The sea ban had been discussed for several years, and Li Mo and others were very familiar with it, so they were not at a big disadvantage.

"Everyone expresses his or her own opinion, and don't hide it. I will not pursue any of the things discussed today, and I will not punish you 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 asked the people below. The ministers expressed their opinions on Dong Wei's request for a lenient sea ban.

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

"Your Majesty's grace is so great. We bathe in it and think of sharing your Majesty's worries. The sea ban has been around for a long time and involves many things. I hope you will do your best and start the discussion." After Yan Song saluted Emperor Jiajing, he slowly Looking at the courtiers, he set the tone of the discussion, then looked at Li Mo and said, "Master Li, if you have something to say, please give it to me."

As soon as Yan Song finished speaking, Li Mo raised his head and said: "The system of sea ban is an ancestral system, and the ancestral law cannot be changed. The current Japanese war is a clear proof. The sea ban should be strict rather than lenient. Ships must be ferried, ships must be protected, and traitors must be hunted down." Citizens, no sails are allowed to enter the sea. The shipping department must also not reopen. It is treasonous to ask for an easing of the sea ban, and Dong Wei's followers should also be severely punished."

After Li Mo finished speaking, Zhao Wenhua, a member of Yan Song's party, refuted, "Master Li said that the Japanese pirates started with a wide sea ban. Please forgive me for disagreeing. When the sea ban was strict, Japanese pirates were already rampant. I want to come to Master Li to conduct a Baojia raid. The traitors also learned that the so-called Japanese pirates actually numbered less than a thousand, and they were all led by pirates ganging up near Zhangzhou and Wenzhou. The Japanese pirates' rebellion was not caused by the ban on trading ships, but because people from Fujian and Zhejiang went to sea to gain profits, and gathered many followers. , and then started a crazy conspiracy."

Speaking of this, Zhao Wenhua summed it up: "If the city is open, the bandits will turn into merchants; if the city is closed, the merchants will turn into bandits."

Hearing this, Yan Song nodded with satisfaction.

Li Mo's followers were not to be outdone, and soon used the example of Taizu's order to ban the sea to refute again. For a while, there was endless debate in the palace.

From sea bans and Japanese pirates, it gradually reached the point where they quoted scriptures and quoted scriptures to criticize each other.

Looking at the ministers in the court who quoted scriptures and rebutted each other, Emperor Jiajing's expression remained unchanged, and he listened with interest to the hype of the ministers below.

This is the time to show off your respective strengths and skills!

These ministers cited classics and classics, and with the rise of theory, in order to overwhelm the other party, they brought out all the knowledge they had kept at the bottom of the box. The classics they quoted became more and more biased, and many classics that they had hardly heard of were also quoted.

By the end, the debate seemed to have become a sword-fighting forum for remote classics.

Emperor Jiajing was inspired to listen and found that there were several classics that he had never heard of. He became interested, so he wrote a small note and asked the accompanying eunuch to pass it to the Hanlin Academy, and asked the Hanlin Academy to write the note on it. The classics were presented to Xiyuan from the library.

When the small note was passed to the Hanlin Academy, everyone in the Hanlin Academy looked at the rare ancient books on the small note that had been brought to their grandma's house. They couldn't help but want to curse. There was a fire in the court and the Hanlin was affected.