Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 343 Please open a mutual market
The weather is getting warmer, and after more than a month of adaptation, the elders have finally regained their energy, and the government affairs of the court are gradually getting on the right track.

Of course, there is also a part of the reason. The ongoing Beijing inspection by the Ministry of Officials has made everyone feel tense.

However, these have little to do with the bosses of the cabinet. The Jingcha is facing the Beijing officials below the fourth rank and cannot control them.

Since the emperor changed the daily court to two-day court, the cabinet has been relaxed a lot. Early in the morning, Gao Gu entered the office slowly, made a cup of tea, and then set his eyes on the thick memorial in front of him.

After taking a sip of tea, Gao Gucong took off the top book, took a look, and his loose body immediately tensed up.

Carefully reading the memorial book twice, Gao Gu frowned deeply, pondered for a moment, closed the memorial book, got up and went out, and came to the first assistant Wang Ao's public room.

After entering the door, there were already two people sitting in the room. Besides Wang Ao, the other person was Zhang Min, a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion.

The two were talking, when Gao Gu came in, Zhang Min got up first and bowed his hands in salute, saying, "I've seen Cifu."

Then, Wang Ao also stood up, and greeted with a smile: "The world is here, sit down."

Gao Gu each returned the gift, and then took out the memorandum from his sleeve and handed it to Wang Ao's case, saying.

"Shoufu, this is the memorandum just published by the household department. The matter is of great importance. I am a little uncertain. Come and discuss with Shoufu."

Wang Ao nodded, ordered someone to serve him a cup of tea, then bowed his head, and quickly browsed through the memorial.

Looking at it, Wang Ao couldn't help but let out a soft "Hey", then put down the playbook, raised his head and said.

"It's a coincidence. Mr. Zhang Ge came here for this matter, but the memorial book he brought is not from the Ministry of Household Affairs, but from Honglu Temple."

With that said, Wang Ao picked up another playbook from his side, handed it to Gao Gu, and continued.

"It's a very important matter, I'm afraid we need to discuss it with the cabinet. The old man has just sent people to invite Mr. Yu Ge and Mr. Jiang Ge. This memorial is for you to take a look at first."

With doubts, Gao Gu opened the memorabilia handed over by Wang Ao and read it deeply.

Not long after, Yu Shiyue and Jiang Yuan came hand in hand.

Because it was a temporary convening, there was no time to copy copies for everyone, so they could only be circulated among each other.

After ordering someone to hand over both memorials, Wang Ao spoke.

"Today's cabinet meeting, there are two memorials, one is from Honglu Temple, and it presents the letter brought by the Mongolian envoy. There are six copies of the letter. In addition to Tutuobuhua's own letter, Chaha The five tribes of Er, Tumed, Horqin, Aso, and Ordos also submitted letters."

"In these letters, it was mentioned that I sent envoys from Daming to reach an agreement with Tuotuobuhua. Tutuobuhua agreed to withdraw, but Daming needs to accept the tribute from the five ministries and give back the goods. Now that the war is over, request Daming fulfills the agreement."

With that said, Wang Ao took out a document and said.

"This is a copy of the document provided by the Mongolian special envoy. It is said that the original is stamped with the emperor's seal."

After saying these words, the faces of all the cabinet ministers present, no matter whether they have read the Honglu Temple Memorial or not, all looked rather unsightly.

Wang Ao circulated the documents in the same way, and then continued.

"In addition to the Honglu Temple, another memorial is from the Ministry of Household Affairs. What is said is, please reopen the border market."

The matter is very important, and I know that everyone needs time to accept it. After Wang Ao finished speaking, he sat back in the distance, quietly waiting for everyone to read the memorial one by one.

There was silence in the public room, and the brows of the elders were deeply frowned, obviously they were not at peace.

After a long while, Jiang Yuan and Yu Shiyue who came last also finished reading the playbook, Wang Aofang asked.

"This is a matter related to the great government of the imperial court. When it comes to His Majesty, it must be discussed at the court, but before handing it over to the court, I need to ventilate first. If you have something to say, you don't need to be formal."

It is not just that the cabinet cannot decide on such a major matter, even the emperor cannot make decisions arbitrarily, and it needs to be carried out through court discussions.

Therefore, the cabinet meeting this time is not actually discussing how to vote, but the cabinet itself is discussing its own position.

Everyone is well aware of this, but even so, no one speaks immediately.

Seeing this, Wang Ao pondered for a moment and said.

"Since everyone is silent, the old man will first throw bricks to attract ideas. The old man believes that in order to ensure the safety of the border, the mutual market can be opened as appropriate, but the conditions thrown by the Mongolian special envoy are unacceptable!"

With Wang Ao raising his head, the atmosphere in the public house became a little more relaxed, and Zhang Min also frowned and said.

"Yes, in these letters, although they kept saying that they were willing to pay tribute to Daming, they didn't mention the matter of surrender, and their tone was so strong that they even dared to decide the amount of goods to be rewarded by themselves. in the eyes."

This is where the elders feel the most uncomfortable.

In the letters sent by several Mongolian tribes, they claimed to be paying tribute, but in fact, they planned to open a mutual market.

Not only that, but their tone was very tough, and they even demanded that the items "rewarded" by Ming Dynasty include refined salt, silk, iron pot, grain and other materials that Ming Dynasty strictly prohibited from trading at the border.

Gao Gu also narrowed his eyes and said coldly.

"Yes, this is coercion. Tutuo Buhua not only sent the letter himself, but also asked several major tribes under him to send letters separately. This is telling Daming that they are united in an attempt to force me, Daming, to reopen the exchange market. .”

"There is also this lack of attention from the Ministry of Accounting. The Ministry of Accounting has requested to reopen the trade market just after the mission arrived in Beijing. I am afraid it is no coincidence. According to the old man, not only cannot agree, but also check to see if there is anyone in the Ministry of Accounting who has colluded with Mongolia. .”

The atmosphere was a bit stagnant, and no one expected Gao Gu's reaction to be so fierce, directly targeting Hubu.

So, Yu Shiyue couldn't help but speak, and said.

"Cifu's words are wrong. The matter of the mutual market has been discussed by the Ministry of Household Affairs as early as years ago, and there have been rumors in Beijing and China."

"The reason for this discussion is nothing more than the fact that the current state treasury is insufficient, and the relationship between our Ming Dynasty and Mongolia tends to ease. For the sake of harmony between the two sides, how can we talk about colluding with foreign enemies?"

Wang Ao also said: "That's right, there is no need to say too much about chasing wind and shadows. Even if there are really ulterior motives, Dali Temple and Jin Yiwei should take care of them. We still need to focus on the two memorabilia in front of us."

"Now that the treasury is insufficient, it is normal for the Ministry of Households to have such a discussion. Whether the border trade will be reopened can indeed be discussed, but the old man's attitude is very clear. Even if it is to be opened, the initiative must be in the hands of my Ming, and we cannot be coerced by Mongolia. "

"Furthermore, it is impossible for the other party to approve the transaction of ironware, refined salt, tea and other urgent supplies mentioned by the other party."

After being criticized tactfully, Gao Gu's expression was rather unsightly, and he continued.

"Having said that, don't forget that the Mongolian special envoy came here this time, but he claimed to have the document agreed with me, Daming. If the old man remembers correctly, the person who was sent to Liaodong at the beginning was the Lord Tianguan, right? This Wang Jianzhai, when How daring, to even dare to agree to such things without authorization!"

(End of this chapter)